description: Karl May's most popular work originally published in 1893 and influenced by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Winnetou is the story of a young Apache chief told by his white friend and blood-brother Old Shatterhand. The action takes place in the U.S. Southwest, in the latter half of the 1800s, where the Indian way of life is threatened by the first transcontinental railroad. Winnetou, the only Native Indian chief who could have united the various rival tribes to reach a settlement with the whites, is murdered. His tragic death foreshadows the death of his people. May's central theme here, as in much of his work, is the relationship between aggression, racism, and religious intolerance.
language: English
title: Winnetou
titlecomplete: Winnetou
characters: Old Shatterhand, Rattler, Intschu-tschuna, Klekih-petra, Tangua, Sam Hawkens, Pida, Nscho-tschi, Dick Stone, Santer, Winnetou, Will Parker
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Westerns, German Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Childrens, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 5152
series: Winnetou, Travel Stories
publisher: Continuum