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Book Winnetou

    Book Details:
  • Author : Karl May
  • Publisher : A&C Black
  • Release : 2006-05-12
  • ISBN : 9780826418487
  • Pages : 688 pages

Download or read book Winnetou written by Karl May and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-05-12 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of a young Apache chief told by his white friend and blood-brother Old Shatterhand. The action takes place in the US Southwest, in the latter half of the 1800s, where the Indian way of life is threatened by the first transcontinental railroad. His tragic death foreshadows the death of his people.

Book Winnetou the Apache Knight EasyRead Edit

Download or read book Winnetou the Apache Knight EasyRead Edit written by Karl Friedrich May and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'May'' in this novel presented a western adventure in which a German novice, Old Shatterhand, out-shoots and finally out-wits Yankees and Indians alike. The story is about the friendship of Old Shatterhand, an American pioneer of German descent and Winnetou, a noble Indian chief.This story is highlited with the humour and spirit of the 'Westmaenner' and the 'noblesse' of the young Apache. Amazing!

Book Winnetou

    Book Details:
  • Author : Karl Friedrich May
  • Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 1458706400
  • Pages : 386 pages

Download or read book Winnetou written by Karl Friedrich May and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2006 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "May" in this novel presented a western adventure in which a German novice, Old Shatterhand, out-shoots and finally out-wits Yankees and Indians alike. The story is about the friendship of Old Shatterhand, an American pioneer of German descent and Winnetou, a noble Indian chief.This story is highlited with the humour and spirit of the 'Westmaenner' and the 'noblesse' of the young Apache. Amazing!

Book  Un Following in Winnetou   s Footsteps

Download or read book Un Following in Winnetou s Footsteps written by Sanja Runtić and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the ways in which North American Indigenous identity has been (re)imagined, represented, and negotiated in German, Croatian, Italian, Polish, and Czech culture. Employing a cross-disciplinary and comparative approach and drawing on a range of media—from literature, comics, and film to photography, painting, and the performative arts—across different historical and cultural backgrounds, it aims to both contribute innovative scholarship on Indigenous studies in Europe and open a new avenue in the field by focusing on Central European settings that have received little or no critical attention to date. The book’s novelty also comes from its focus on the latest developments in the field, including the “Ravensburger/Winnetou controversy,” which swept across Europe in 2022, echoing the 2017 Canadian debate over Indigenous appropriation and free speech. It seeks to provide a sound reference and lay the groundwork for future scholarship by opening up a conversation on how Indigenous identities have been portrayed in Central European literature and media texts. To this end, it not only addresses generalized expectations about North American Indigenous people underlying (Central) European public discourse and imagination but also questions whether and to what extent some of the ingrained stereotypical views and practices, such as hobbyism, have been challenged in the face of Indigenous resurgence, rapidly changing media and information-sharing realities, and global cultural shifts. The closing interview with Métis playwright, actor, and director Bruce Sinclair underscores one of the book’s key goals—to spark an informed cross-cultural dialogue that will reveal the mechanisms of, as well as the contradictions and tensions inherent in, the politics of Indigenous representation in (Central) European cultural industries and encourage (Central) Europeans to confront their own cultural assumptions and attitudes.

Book Winnetou  the Apache Knight

Download or read book Winnetou the Apache Knight written by Karl May and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Winnetou, the Apache Knight,' readers are presented with a compelling anthology that bridges the realms of adventure and cultural exploration through the unique perspectives of Karl May and Marion Ames Taggart. This collection encapsulates the essence of transatlantic literary dialogues of the 19th and early 20th centuries, showcasing a broad array of narrative stylesfrom the vividly detailed landscapes of the American West to the intricate interpersonal dynamics between characters of diverse cultural backgrounds. The anthology stands out for its ability to meld adventure with a nuanced examination of friendship and respect across cultural divides, offering standout pieces that highlight the complex interactions between the Old World and the New. The contributing authors, with their distinctive backgrounds, bring to the forefront a pioneering spirit embodied within the fabric of the anthology. Karl May, a German writer known for his adventure novels set in the American West, and Marion Ames Taggart, an American author whose work often reflects on themes of bravery and morality, collectively contribute to the anthology's exploration of cultural identity, heroism, and the transcendent power of cross-cultural friendships. This collaboration underscores the significant impact of literary movements that championed the idealization of the American frontier, blending fictional narrative with moral and philosophical inquiries. 'Reading Winnetou, the Apache Knight' provides an exceptional opportunity to immerse oneself in a literary journey that traverses geographical and cultural landscapes. For scholars and enthusiasts of historical adventure literature, this anthology is a gateway to understanding the complexities of cultural interactions and the eternal quest for harmony and understanding among disparate peoples. This collection is not just a testament to the imaginative prowess of May and Taggart but also an invitation to reflect on the enduring themes of friendship, honor, and the universal search for justice. Engaging with this anthology promises not only educational value but also a deep appreciation for the power of storytelling in bridging human experiences.

Book Winnetou the Apache Knight

Download or read book Winnetou the Apache Knight written by Marion Ames Taggart and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Winnetou

    Book Details:
  • Author : Karl May
  • Publisher : Preposterous Press
  • Release : 2008
  • ISBN : 9780981650401
  • Pages : 492 pages

Download or read book Winnetou written by Karl May and published by Preposterous Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of a young Apache chief told by his white friend and blood-brother Old Shatterhand. The action takes place in the US Southwest, in the latter half of the 1800s, where the Indian way of life is threatened by the first transcontinental railroad. His tragic death foreshadows the death of his people.

Book Winnetou II

    Book Details:
  • Author : Karl May
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2008-03-01
  • ISBN : 9780979485572
  • Pages : 321 pages

Download or read book Winnetou II written by Karl May and published by . This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Now revenge drives me away from you," Winnetou had said, "but affection will bring us together again." But would it? Would Winnetou succeed in finding Santer and avenging the murders of his father Intshu¿tshuna and his beautiful sister Nsho¿tshi? Would the two blood brothers ever meet again in that vast, raw land? It seemed an outside chance at best and now Old Shatterhand, on his way to his homeland to visit his parents was shipwrecked in a violent hurricane on the jagged rocks just off Fort Jefferson leaving him with nothing but his life. This now was all but impossible. Not wanting to be a burden to his friends back in St. Louis, Old Shatterhand opted to make his own fresh start, to get back on his feet. Where better than in New York, to where the people of Fort Jefferson had arranged free passage for him? The book bristles with action and hair-raising adventure from a death-defying rescue through the flames of an oil fire in the New Venango oil fields to the Comanche slaughter at the hands of the Apache under the mighty Winnetou, finally standing shoulder to shoulder with the giant, Old Firehand against the white chief Parranoh and his Ponca tribe. The tables are turned on Old Shatterhand and Winnetou when the trader to whom they are seeking to sell Old Firehand¿s furs, turns out to be none other than the evil and elusive Santer. Karl May has once again produced a blockbuster of an adventure tale to inspire people both young and old in a manner only a master storyteller can.

Book The Collected Works of Karl May  v  1 2  Winnetou

Download or read book The Collected Works of Karl May v 1 2 Winnetou written by Karl Friedrich May and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Carry Me

    Book Details:
  • Author : Peter Behrens
  • Publisher : Anchor
  • Release : 2016-02-23
  • ISBN : 1101870516
  • Pages : 464 pages

Download or read book Carry Me written by Peter Behrens and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A devastating novel of war, love, and escape from the award-winning author of The Law of Dreams and The O’Briens During childhood summers on the sunstruck Isle of Wight in the years before the First World War, Billy is entranced by Karin, the elusive daughter of a German-Jewish industrialist. Reunited on a Frankfurt estate in that war’s hungry aftermath, Karin and Billy become fascinated with tribal rituals found in the Wild West stories of Karl May, whose Winnetou tales are among the most popular books published in Germany. Coming of age in Frankfurt and Berlin, Karin and Billy share a passion for speed, jazz, and nightclubs. They also share a fantasy of escape—from darkening Germany, from history—to El Llano Estacado, the high plains of Texas and New Mexico, vividly reimagined in May’s fiction. Intriguing characters braid this intricate and harrowing story together, from golden Edwardian summers to London under Zeppelin attack, Ireland on the brink of its War of Independence, and Germany collapsing into the Hitler era. As a society loses its civic and moral bearings, a childhood friendship deepens into a love affair with extraordinarily high stakes. Brilliantly conceived and elegantly written, Carry Me is an epic for grown-ups, an unusual love story, and a lucid meditation on Europe’s violent twentieth century.

Book Blood Brothers and Peace Pipes

Download or read book Blood Brothers and Peace Pipes written by A. Dana Weber and published by University of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first academic book-length study devoted to Karl May festivals, a specific type of Wild-West-themed festivals that take place in Germany every summer, Blood Brothers and Peace Pipes introduces readers to a performance world that is popular at home yet virtually unknown elsewhere. Named for Karl May (1842-1912), arguably the most famous German writer of adventure fiction in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, these thirteen or so festivals dramatize the exploits of May's most famous Wild West heroes, the Mescalero Apache Winnetou and his blood-brother, the German frontiersman Old Shatterhand, in entertaining theatre plays that use horses, other animals, stunts, and special effects on outdoors stages built specifically for them. Based on ethnographic studies of six of these events, Weber explores the most fundamental features of Karl May festivals: their "Indian" iconographies, fraternity narratives, hybrid genre form, borrowings from U.S. Wild West shows, and performative diversity. Her narrative accounts of these festivals and their interdisciplinary analysis based on German literature and culture studies, folklore, ethnography, and performance studies, theatre studies, and history guide readers through a specifically German performance world that is not an upshot of the American western, but a homegrown, traditional German version that evolved parallel with it. The composite image of Karl May festivals that emerges in the course of Weber's analysis is that of a unique type of popular event that expresses a deep yearning in German society, that for egalitarian and respectful cross-cultural interactions.

Book Civility and Democracy in America

Download or read book Civility and Democracy in America written by Cornell W. Clayton and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although many Americans prefer intelligent debate and reasoned arguments, today's political arena is rife with negative personal attacks, outrageous character assassinations, and even violence. Yet incivility has existed in various forms throughout history, often preceding positive change. In March 2011, Washington State University hosted one of four national conferences on the role of civility in American democracy. Leading scholars from a variety of disciplines focused on five distinct perspectives: history, religion, philosophy, art and architecture, and media. Comprised of more than twenty papers presented at that meeting, Civility and Democracy in America examines the meaning of civility and disseminates the insight of these seasoned experts.

Book Fellow Tribesmen

    Book Details:
  • Author : Frank Usbeck
  • Publisher : Berghahn Books
  • Release : 2015-05-01
  • ISBN : 1782386556
  • Pages : 262 pages

Download or read book Fellow Tribesmen written by Frank Usbeck and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Germans exhibited a widespread cultural passion for tales and representations of Native Americans. This book explores the evolution of German national identity and its relationship with the ideas and cultural practices around “Indianthusiasm.” Pervasive and adaptable, imagery of Native Americans was appropriated by Nazi propaganda and merged with exceptionalist notions of German tribalism, oxymoronically promoting the Nazis’ racial ideology. This book combines cultural and intellectual history to scrutinize the motifs of Native American imagery in German literature, media, and scholarship, and analyzes how these motifs facilitated the propaganda effort to nurture national pride, racial thought, militarism, and hatred against the Allied powers among the German populace.

Book A Practical Grammar of the San Carlos Apache Language

Download or read book A Practical Grammar of the San Carlos Apache Language written by Willem Joseph de Reuse and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Winnetou IV

    Book Details:
  • Author : Karl May
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2008-03-01
  • ISBN : 9780979485596
  • Pages : 319 pages

Download or read book Winnetou IV written by Karl May and published by . This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the last book of the Winnetou series written by Karl May in 1909-1910. The story was written after Karl May¿s first trip to America in 1908. It is the first time the complete unabridged translation of Karl Mays most popular series has become available in English.

Book The Treasure of Silver Lake

Download or read book The Treasure of Silver Lake written by Karl May and published by Ctpdc Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2014-11-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Treasure of Silver Lake is one of Karl May's most popular books. The bandits are preparing for a major heist. First they want to steal the wages of the lumberjacks at the Black Bear Creek. Then they want to raid a rich farm in Kansas on their way to robbing a railway station that has money for the construction of the Union Railways. Their final target is the Silver Lake that hides an immense treasure. Old Firehand, who is also heading to the Silver Lake to open a mine there, is determined to foil the bandits' plans. He recruits many famous Westerners for his quest. By the time the group arrives to the edge of Kansas, Winnetou, the chief of the Apache, joins them, and fights alongside Old Firehand. To reach the Silver Lake they have to go to Colorado where the Ute tribes are on the warpath. This is when Old Shatterhand and his friends appear, and after four duels for life or death, they unite with Old Firehand's group. They all go to the Silver Lake together. This unabridged English translation retains the exciting adventures, and the strong moral conviction of May's original book, while modernising the style, and editing parts that were erroneous or may evoke bad associations. With this editing the core of May's world, the action, the dreaming of heroic deeds, and the struggle for a kind of justice have become more emphasised, and more accessible to the modern reader.

Book Ardistan Und Dschinistan I

    Book Details:
  • Author : Karl May
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2018-01-12
  • ISBN : 9781981729746
  • Pages : 496 pages

Download or read book Ardistan Und Dschinistan I written by Karl May and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ein weiteres Werk aus den Reiseerzählungen von Karl May.2. Teil folgt noch. Das ganz ist auch als "Der Mir von Dschinistan" erhältlich.