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Welcome to Nemsi Books
After you have written a book, what comes next? You would obviously like to see
it published.
But who will
publish it for you?
There are
many publishers, but few will take a risk with a first time author.
Our
Publishing Company has a number of solutions for you.
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Now at last available as an Audio Book ...
The unabridged autobiography of Karl May in English provides an insightful
glimpse into the inner world of this prolific author; the demons that drove him
and the opponents who pursued him, and the single mindedness by which he
defeated every enemy, real or imagined, throughout his long and productive life.
To know Karl May by his own account is to shine a new light on his ‘Travelers
Tales’, and give meaning to their existence. It is an excellent reference for
students of Karl May.
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Help us Free Winnetou and
Old Shatterhand from Trademark Bondage
The Song of Hiawatha
by Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow.1807-1882 .
Narrated by
Victor Epp.
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Sacrifice at Niagara Falls
A Maiden's
Sacrifice .
Narrated by
Victor Epp.
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Nemsi Books and Sunshine Records
is proud to announce the First Release of the unabridged English language
Winnetou Trilogy in eBook and Audio Book format. Our thanks go to Victor Epp,
Shane Ward and Ness Michaels for making this dream a reality.
Special Thanks
also to the Karl May
Gesellschaft for allowing us to use the original texts that
they have so laboriously made available on their website.
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An invitation to the
German-American Clubs
and Associations across the
country
Karl May,
Germany’s most prolific and best loved author and storyteller has moved! He now
lives in Pierpont, South
Dakota! Once again the thundering hooves of the mustangs of
Winnetou, grand chief of all the Apache and his blood brother, Old Shatterhand
can be heard echoing across the length and breadth of the land. Once again they
fearlessly look unflinching into the eye of evil, sweeping danger aside in their
relentless pursuit of justice for all.
It has been four hundred years since the first settlers landed in North America
to eventually form the largest single ethnic group in the country. And they keep
coming. But it’s hard to maintain the culture and the language in such a melting
pot, even though there is an invisible string pulling at our longing to remain
tied to our roots. Language changes or erodes with lack of use; old ideals and
morals fade in the face of the new world challenges.
More than a hundred years ago Karl May first set pen to paper, creating wild
adventures in places he had never been, about people who existed only in his
imagination, weaving the moral standards of the time into them. The impact he
had around the world was staggering, leaving a profound and lasting impression
of the North American Indian.
Now, for the first time in more than a hundred years, a growing number of
complete and unabridged English translations of Karl May works are available in
print under the auspices of
Nemsi Books of Pierpont, South Dakota. In collaboration with Worldwide Sunshine Records,
eBooks and audio books are also being produced to accommodate German-Americans
who still long for a piece of the fatherland, but struggle with the language and
thus, its literary classics.
This is a monumental undertaking on the part of Nemsi Books and Worldwide Sunshine Records.
We invite your membership to visit
Nemsi-Books
and/or visit the Karl May Trading Post
to discover an important piece of their heritage.
Victor Epp
“The English voice of Karl May”
Sunshine Records
We are proud to
announce an exciting collaborative development between Nemsi Books, Worldwide
Sunshine Records and Victor Epp for the production of Karl May Audio Adventures.
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Nemsi Books Illustration
Project
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The Karl May Illustration Project aims to promote awareness of
Karl May's Epic work among our youth.
We are preparing to publish an Illustrated Adventure series based on the texts
that Nemsi Books has already published.
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We Publish Karl May
Translations for FREE!
When our founder began this epic journey with his late wife in 1999, he did not
imagine that this project would gain the acceptance of English readers. Yet over
the years that have passed it has become apparent that his efforts have made an
impact.
Nemsi Books was founded with one purpose in mind, namely to promote the works of
this prolific author whose message of peace and tolerance needed to be heard.
For more than a century, Karl May books have never been out of print. Yet their
message was hidden to the English speaking world.
Now you, be you a German language student, teacher, professor or a
German-English bilingual, can be part of this immense project.
And it is immense work indeed! Karl May's Travel Adventures alone cover some
twenty-six volumes and we have barely scratched the surface with the books that
we have in print now.
Nemsi Books will prepare and publish all completed works at no cost to the
translator and Nemsi Books will also pay the sole translator or a group of
colaborators, a royalty for their contribution.
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Karl May and his Books
"For whom were my books written? Quite naturally for the people, for all the
people, not just for a minority, for single classes or for single age groups.
Most of all, they were not solely meant for younger people! I have to put the
greatest weight and the sharpest emphasis on this latter statement. If it had
been my intention to be or to become an author for young people, I would have
had to relinquish all my plans and ideals forever. And to do this, has never
crossed my mind. It is true that I also had to think of the younger generation,
because they form, not just in a temporal sense, the first stage of humanity.
They are not just the ones who constantly replenish the human race, they are the
ones who must strive ahead of the old and lazy to achieve the higher elevation
of mankind, so that the terrain, discovered by our pioneers, can be settled at
the fastest pace possible. But just as they form only a small part of the
populace, so too must my writing for them form but a small part of what I
intended for the people as a whole. When I say that I wanted to write for the
people, I mean mankind in general, no matter how young or how old they may be.
But not every one of my books is meant for every person. And yet again, it is
for every human phase, one after another, depending on the stage of development,
depending on how much older and more experienced he has become, depending on
whether he has gained the ability to understand and to comprehend the content of
my work. My books shall accompany him through his entire life. He shall read
them as a boy, a youth, an adult, an old man, at every age, he shall read what
corresponds to the experience level he has gained. He shall do all this slowly,
with thoughtfulness and consideration. He, who reads my books indiscriminately
and too quickly, is perhaps to be pitied; but at any rate, perhaps my books are
to be pitied more! He who abuses them, shall not hold me or them responsible,
but only himself. Let me just remind you of smoking, eating and drinking.
Smoking is a pleasurable indulgence. Eating and drinking is however a necessity.
But to smoke, to eat and to drink all that is offered, to devour everything
available, would not just be foolish, but even harmful. Good, interesting
literature should be savored, never devoured in a shark-like fashion! Since my
books contain nothing but parables and fables, it goes without saying that the
reader is supposed to think about them thoroughly and thus my books only belong
in the hands of people, who are not only able to think, but also willing to
bestow thought upon them."
Karl May - My Life and My Mission
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The publisher and author wish to acknowledge with thanks the support of Homer
Flute on behalf of the Apache Nation.
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Open Wounds - A Native American Heritage
- Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm
I
was intrigued by Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm’s observations of American history,
Native Americans, and Indian country. The fact that they are the views of a
well-educated European with a well-developed interest in such subjects, rather
than of a scholarly expert or an American insider, Indian or not, adds another
dimension of interest to them.
John R. Alley , Utah State University
Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm takes us across the United States, visiting Indian
Country, with insight and compassion, raising many issues along the way with the
eye of a traveler from overseas (the book first appeared in Poland). Few people
in this country know that the first craftsmen at Jamestown were from Poland, or
that the family of Polish ancestry (relatives of hers) are carving a huge
memorial to Crazy Horse in South Dakota. The book includes a number of
wide-ranging interviews with people who are well known in Indian Country. This
book provides fascinating reading from fresh perspectives. The interview with
Rod Trahan is one of the most enlightening slices of reservation reality I have
read in a long time.
Bruce E. Johansen, University of Nebraska
Good reading not only for lovers of books on Indians. It describes the history
and rich culture of the indigenous peoples of America against their current
situation in American society. The author tries to eradicate stereotypes, makes
readers aware of Indian contributions to the history of the United States and,
at the same time, emphasizes difficulties they are forced to cope with in order
to preserve their autonomy and cultivate old traditions. What plays a
significant role is the autobiographical aspect which explains the author’s
personal commitment in Indians lives.
Wydawnictwo DEBIT, Bielsko Biala, Poland
As
always, it is very well written.
Zbigniew Brzezinski, PhD, Author, National Security Adviser to President Jimmy
Carter
The book is the result of curiosity of the Indian world, and a try to understand
the problems that are facing modern Indians. The author does not stop with a
critique of the current situation but tries to look for the recipe for
resolution and salvation. Her attempts are shown in the second part of the book
by interviews with authors who know about Indians, as well as with Indians of
several Nations. Giving voice to the Indians is for sure a great attribute of
her book. Not minimized is the negative involvement of the American government
and its policies whom the author blames for the current situation. Also, she
blames the often mistaken writing/reporting by American writers.
Radoslaw Palonka, Jagiellonian University, Krakow
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The treasure of the Inca has lured many-
now you can discover where it is hidden!
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- Angelia Baldwin
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The Inca's Legacy
- Karl May / Herbert Windolf
The Inca’s Legacy takes the reader from the city of Buenos Aires
on Argentina’s east coast and a more than exotic bull fight, through the Gran
Chaco, a wilderness only second to Central Africa at Karl May’s time, to the
Cordilleras in the west. In the course of their journey, the heroes deal with
friendly and hostile Indian tribes, are pursued and pursue some crooks, until
the ‘bad guys’ find their deserved end in the high Cordilleras at and by the
Inca’s Legacy.
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Karl May’s Wild
West Adventures can not be put down!
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Old Surehand III
- Karl May /
Juergen Nett
While trying to catch up to Old Surehand, Old Shatterhand and his friends make
the acquaintance of yet another mysterious Indian, the fabled and elusive Kolma
Putshi. Is he somehow connected to Old Surehand, the ‘General,’ Apanatshka, and
the insane woman from the Valley of the Rabbits? We fi nd out as all of these
characters meet and interact several times along the storyline. After failed
assassination attempts, several rescues from certain death, a ‘Cyclops fi ght’,
bear hunts, and lots of ‘sneaking up on people,’ the story culminates at the
Lake of Green Water and the Devil’s Head, where the ‘General’ is unmasked and
the mystery surrounding Old Surehand is fi nally revealed.
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Another tantalizing Karl May adventure
tale!
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Pacific Shores
- Karl May / Herbert Windolf
Pacific Shores is a wide-ranging adventure series centered on the Pacific and
Indian Oceans with side trips to Germany, Russia and Mongolia. The reader will
find in this adventure novel May’s sidekicks, the Yankee captain Frick
Turnerstick, and the English lord Sir John Raffley, both quite funny at times.
May’s highly detailed description of Ceylon’s / Sri Lanka’s and Sumatra’s flora
is likely based on his personal experience when he traveled as far as Sumatra.
His extremely vivid account of a typhoon on a sailing ship in the Pacific must
be based on reports of others. And, again and again, it is amazing how this
prolific writer, Karl May, weaved fact and fiction together to an exciting
narrative
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This last book of the Satan and Iscariot
trilogy is as exciting as the first two!
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Satan and Iscariot
- Karl May / Herbert V.
Steiner
This is the third and final volume of the trilogy that many refer to as the
“Satan and Iscariot” trilogy. Actually, Karl May called the third volume by that
name, but others called it “The Swindler of the Millions”. In tune with the
actual theme of the story, I will go with the original title “Satan and
Iscariot”. In this conclusion of the story, that started in the mountains of the
Northern Mexico territory, where the first of the three notorious Melton
character appears in “The Rock Castle”, through the deserts of northern Africa,
where the murderous betrayals continue, in the volume called “Kruger Bei”, the
story concludes in this third book, “Satan and Ischariot”, with a fast moving
tale that returns to the southern territories of the Unites States, Louisiana,
New Mexico and Arizona, a tale that relates the pursuit of these “Swindler of
the Millions”, until the final judgment is rendered to the purveyors of
lawlessness and murder, culminating in the rendering of justice to all. The
story tells of plots to murder and cheat, fratricide within a family, similar to
the story of Cain and Abel of the Bible, and takes you through the wilderness of
the deserts and red rocks of the southwest. Various new characters appear in
this story and all of the plots of the scheming criminals are defeated by the
courageous frontiersmen, Winnetou, the Apache Chief, and Old Shatterhand, the
German adventurer who calls the Wild West his second home. We know you will
enjoy this final story, and cling to every act of justice brought by to you by
our heroes.
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The treasure of the Inca has lured many-
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Legacy of the Inca
- Karl May / Kince October
Corrida
de toros? Yes, Corrida de toros! For how long now had there been no
bullfights in Buenos Aires; when was the last time the Porteños had heard
the whinnying of horses, the bawling of bulls, the shouting of the fighters and
the cheering of the spectators! It was a long row of years ago since the last
bullfights had taken place. And the pitiable political circumstances of the
country had been to blame.
The war into which Lopez, the Dictator of Paraguay, had dragged the Argentinian
Confederation, had so far cost the latter forty million dollars and fifty
thousand lives, not counting the twice one hundred thousand human lives lost to
the cholera that had followed in the wake of the war. It had been impossible to
think of entertainment at that time. The Argentinian army always found itself at
a disadvantage against Lopez; but it had achieved significant success last week,
which had been celebrated in Buenos Aires with decorative lighting and festive
parades. To ingratiate himself with the population, newly elected President
Sarmiento had taken advantage of the opportunity to grant permission for
bullfights.
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The second part of
'El
Sendador' is as gripping as the first!'
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- Angelia Baldwin
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El Sendador II - In the Cordilleras
- Karl May / Kince October
"You don’t believe it? Well, then just think of the current example! The
Sendador
is guiding a large company of white people over the Paraná. These people want to
go to Río Salado, which belongs to us. They want to live on our territory to
look for the same yerba and fell the forests that belong to us and
without which we can’t live. Isn’t that an attack? Did they ask us for our
permission? Will they pay us for what they take, the river, the forests, the
yerba, the trees? No! And if we resist being robbed, they reach for their
weapons and use force. How many of us have died in this way? They don’t talk
about that. And when they do talk about it, they do so boastfully. Am I right,
Señor?"
I hesitated to reply, for I couldn’t say that he was wrong. Then he continued:
"If you talk about robbery and murder, then complain to the Whites, not to us.
They are the attackers, whereas we are merely defending ourselves."
"But does one defend oneself by kidnaping women and girls?"
"Yes, if there’s no other way to do so."
"You have other means - your weapons."
"You can say that because you’re a stranger in the land. Whites have rifles,
powder and cartridges. We, on the other hand, possess spears and arrows by means
of which we can do nothing against them. Must we not also strive to obtain
rifles?"
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Herbert Windolf continues to enthral the
reader with his translations of Karl May's short stories.
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Imaginary Journeys III
- Karl May / Herbert Windolf
Karl May is best known for his novels, wherein his greatest heroes, Winnetou and
Hajji Halef Omar, are prominently featured. In "Imaginary Journeys I" and II,
fifteen each of Karl May's short stories are presented. This volume now offers
the reader seven of May's novellas, writings in length between novels and short
stories.
As in his
short stories and these novellas, Winnetou and Hajji Halef Omar make their
appearances in numerous adventures. These take place in the Wild West, Egypt,
Iraq and at the Turkish-Persian border. Captain Frick Turnerstick, another of
May's sidekicks, makes his appearance in an adventure playing in China.
As in many of
the aforementioned short stories, here too, in Layla/Leilet and Old Firehand,
this prolific author did not use his well-known noms de guerre, Kara ben Nemsi
and Old Shatterhand, nevertheless, all characteristics ascribed to these
protagonist match those of his heroes and are told in the personal form.
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This is a South American Adventure which
forms the first part of 'El Sendador'
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- Angelia Baldwin
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El Sendador I - On Rio de la Plata
- Karl May / Kince October
I
have received your last letter and fully agree with your proposals. The deal is
risky but should it succeed it would bring so much profit that we can risk an
eventual loss.
The powder is coming on the Seagull. We have mixed thirty percent charcoal into
it. I hope you will succeed in smuggling it into the country and thus save
customs duties. In this way we’ll make a very advantageous deal.
I hereby empower you to draw up the contract and to send it to Lopez Jordan for
signature. The last is a very dangerous affair for, should the Nationals
discover the messenger and find the contracts on him, then it’s all over with
him. Fortunately, I am able quite coincidentally to indicate to you a man who is
very well suited for this mission.
The bearer of this letter has associated with Indians for a number of years. He
is a foolhardy fellow, but at the same time completely stupid and yet dependable
- one would hardly expect otherwise from a Dutchman. As I understand, he wishes
to go to Santiago and Tucumán and will thus be passing through the Province of
Entre-Rios. Pretend you’re giving him a letter of recommendation, but containing
the two contracts, to Jordan. Should he be found and be shot, then the world
would lose a dunderhead whose loss is no great shame. Of course the documents
mustn’t bear your signature. You will only sign when you get them back from
Jordan’s messenger.
For the rest, the Dutchman won’t be much trouble to you. He is of a foolish
undemanding nature. A glass of sour wine and a few kind words are enough to make
him happy.
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Another gripping Wild West Adventure!
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Old Surehand II
- Karl May / Juergen Nett
On
the way to meet up with his mysterious friend Old Surehand, our narrator Old
Shatterhand enters a boardinghouse while stopping in Jefferson City, and starts
listening to the stories being told by the patrons there. The yarn these Men of
the West spin brings to life evildoers like Canada Bill, the Black Captain, and
the Count of Rodriganda, but at the same time also recounts the brave deeds of
the likes of Old Shatterhand, Sam Firegun, Winnetou, and even Abraham Lincoln.
These stories, which make up the major part of the book, tell us of cardsharps,
a man risen from the dead, treacherous pirates, a "speaking" piece of leather,
and a hidden treasure, while at the same time also introducing us to new
characters like Inspector Treskow and the Inverted Toasts. At the end of the day
Old Shatterhand realizes that a familiar foe, the ‘General,’ has once again
crossed his path, and together with a new set of companions he sets out to hunt
him down…
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Imaginary Journeys II
- Karl May / Herbert Windolf
A solo-trip in 1889 took Karl May via the Near Orient and Ceylon all
the way to Sumatra, Indonesia. Upon his return journey, he met his first wife
and friends, another couple, in Egypt to travel there. Only towards the end of
his life did he manage to visit the eastern part of the United States.
But in his imagination, in his mind’s eye, this prolific writer
roamed the globe!
Except for Greenland, Australia and Antarctica, his many novels and
short stories took place on every continent. He researched the locations very
well, where his heroes and characters, his alter egos, Old Shatterhand and Kara
Ben Nemsi, and his friends, Winnetou and Hajji Halef Omar, as well as many
others, some named, some unnamed, performed their various deeds. For this he
relied on travelogues and research of people who had visited the respective
areas.
Some of Karl May’s characters, Old Shatterhand, Winnetou and Sam
Hawkens, and locales, like the Wild West, Southeast Asia, Arabia, North Africa,
Egypt, the Caribbean, the Bering Sea, South Africa and the Indian Ocean, are
featured in this collection of fifteen short stories.
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Another
fascinating adventure tale set in the American Wild West of the 1870’s. The
graphic description of the culture that founded this country and of the Native
people that loved their land long before the white man set foot upon it, is a
real eye opener. It is a book that must be read by our children..
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Winnetou III
- Karl May / Michael Michalak
This book is the final part of the Winnetou trilogy. It is a fascinating look at
the Wild West, seen through the eyes of a unique author who made it his mission
to hold up a mirror so that we might see ourselves and realize who we are.
Winnetou, the
Apache Chief, who sacrificed his life for the sake of white settlers, is another
symbolic reminder that we all live and die upon this one earth we all share.
What good is war and killing? What good is greed and avarice? In the end, we
must all depart this world with empty pockets, leaving but a memory of who we
once were.
Karl May
meant to tell us that we must do what we can whilst we live, for after death, we
are powerless.
The tale of
Winnetou describes an ideological journey of a Native American, culminating in
an inner struggle and final acceptance of a teaching so foreign to him. The
reader is left pondering the legacy that Winnetou wished to bestow upon his
brethren, both red and white. What might that last testament have said and what
hope was torn asunder and cast into the wind? As the last remnants of this lost
document molder out there on the once great plains, we are asked to recognize
ourselves. Are we like Santer or like Winnetou? Do we love our fellow man or
only ourselves?
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A touching
Final Tribute to the Greatest Fictional Indian Chief this Nation ever had.
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Winnetou IV
- Karl May / Herbert Windolf
Karl May wroteWinnetou IV—his last Winnetou book—in 1909-1910 under the
influence of his American journey in 1908. May and his wife Klara arrived by
ship in New York, where they saw the Statue of Liberty, visited the Museum of
Natural History and other places of interest. They continued their journey by
boat up the Hudson River to Albany and further to Buffalo by railroad. In
Buffalo Klara took a photo of Karl May next to the statue of the Indian chief
Sa-go-ye-wat-ha.
From Buffalo
they traveled to Niagara Falls, where they checked into the Clifton Hotel, which
was on the Canadian side of the border. Karl May’s description of the Clifton
and the breakfast there is a true and unique record he penned of his journey.
The Clifton Hotel was where Karl May met with the fictional brothers, Harriman
and Sebulon Enters, characters of his story.
The close-by
Tuscarora Indian Reservation was visited and another photo of Karl May with a
member of the tribe posing at a wigwam was taken by Klara. From Niagara Falls
the Mays traveled to Lawrence, Massachusetts, to visit an old school mate of
Karl’s. The scenery around Lake Kanubi, the Rock, and the Devil’s Pulpit
provided May with an authentic background for scenes in his novel. Lawrence
Council members organized a lecture by Karl May, which appeared in the local
Evening Tribune:
"World-renowned writer claims that the United States must become the great World
power, which God and nature has destined it to be."
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The second
valume of the Satan and Iscariot series is as thrilling as the first volume. I
can't wait for the final book!
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Krüger Bei
- Karl May / Herbert V.
Steiner
In
this second book of the Satan and Iscariot trilogy, the story begun in The Rock
Castle continues. Winnetou and Old Shatterhand try to find out what has happened
to the missing German immigrants and, at the same time, pursue the criminal
mastermind Harry Melton and his cohorts. The trail leads into the middle of the
Sierra Madre mountains , as they try to find the Rock Castle and discover its
secrets. Finally justice prevails, only to be blinded once again by Melton’s
friends and family, and this takes Winnetou and Old Shatterhand through the San
Francisco of the 1880’s and on to Germany. Finally they find themselves in
various precarious situations in the deserts of Tunisia, in pursuit of the
Swindler of the Miilions, a pursuit that will culminate in the final book of
Satan and Iscariot, to be published in 2009.
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Another
Riviting and Spellbinding Adventure!
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Winnetou II
- Karl May / Victor Epp
"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.
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Also Available
The Complete Winnetou
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Imaginary
Journeys they may be, but reading them makes them very real in our mind!
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Imaginary Journeys I
- Karl May / Herbert Windoif
A
solo-trip in 1889 took Karl May via the Near Orient and Ceylon all the way to
Sumatra, Indonesia. On his return, he met his first wife and a couple of
friends, in Egypt to travel there. Only towards the end of his life did he
manage to visit the eastern part of the United States.
But in his
imagination, in his mind’s eye, this prolific writer roamed the globe! Except
for Greenland, Australia and Antarctica, his many novels and short stories take
place on every continent. He researched the locations very well, where his
heroes and characters, his alter egos, Old Shatterhand and Kara Ben Nemsi, and
his friends, Winnetou and Hadshi Halef Omar, as well as many others, some named,
some unnamed, performed their various deeds. For this, he relied on travelogues
and the research of people who had visited the respective areas.
Some of these
characters, Old Shatterhand and Winnetou, and locales, like the Wild West, North
& Northeast Africa, the Pacific and the Indian Ocean, are featured in this
collection of fifteen short stories. Even the prototype of Winnetou, before he
was called by this name, will be found here by the name of Inn-nu-woh.
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Truth is often
stranger than fiction. In these pages we read of the inhumanity that mankind
perpetrates upon its own kind. Yet the human spirit is tempered by adversity and
can not be trampled into the dust. Yearning, hope and endurance keep us strong.
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Agnes and the Miramar Castle
- Dr. William E. Thomas M.D.
Agnes’ fate is far from unique in human history. What makes it meaningful to
record is the time - the twentieth century; the place - central Europe; and the
until then held opinion, considering Europe to be part of the civilized world.
Changes which Agnes saw in her life do not repeat often during one generation.
Her early life was still spent in the Old Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, she
experienced World War One, saw a new state of Czechoslovakia coming into
existence, its consequent destruction by the Nazis, lived through World War Two,
followed by capture of power by communists with resulting Stalin’s tyranny.
Whilst life stories of prominent and important people, dictators and common
criminals, are being published in the thousands, we rarely read what happens to
ordinary men and women in the course of their lives. Agnes was one of them. Her
life was derailed from normality by political events around her, and by
abandonment by her husband.
Agnes often compared herself to Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, who waited
faithfully for her long-lost husband. When Odysseus returned home, he stayed
with his long suffering wife. When Agnes’ husband returned home after more years
than Odysseus had been away, he discarded Agnes. Yet Agnes never gave up her
moral principles, her belief there is goodness in people, never did any harm to
others, helped them whenever it was in her power. Such people are rare, and
mostly remain unknown to the rest of us.
Human feelings have not changed since the times of ancient Greeks. Despite of
all the painful experience, Penelope, at the dawn of recorded history, and
Agnes, living in our times, had the same feeling towards another human being.
Perhaps there is hope for us still left.
The image of the Miramar Castle Agnes visited in her youth, stayed with her for
the rest of her life. It represented in her mind the nicer side of life, life
she has not been privileged to experience.
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A Hellish Adventure in Yellowstone!
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- Angelia Baldwin
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The Son of the Bear Hunter
- Karl May / Herbert Windolf
Fat Jemmy and Long Davy come across the young Indian Wohkadeh. He is on a
mission to report to Martin, the Son of the Bear Hunter, that his father has
been captured by a Sioux band. He and his are to be sacrificed at the stake in a
valley at Yellowstone, where Old Shatterhand once killed three Sioux in duels.
Jemmy and Davy, together with Martin, Hobble-Frank, the Bear Hunters assistant,
and his servant Bob set out to liberate the Bear Hunter. On route they meet Old
Shatterhand and Winnetou who join in their venture. Subsequently, the group
fights a band of Shoshone and Upsaroca, but turns them into friends and allies.
After much strife, the capture of the five original friends, and a vivid
description of the wonders of Yellowstone, everyone is freed at Yellowstone and
even the defeated Sioux are turned into friends.
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A gripping Wild West adventure!
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Old Surehand I
- Karl May / Juergen Nett
Old Surehand is the name given to one of Karl May's foremost Wild West heroes.
In these pages you discover the dramatic tale of his life, which drove him
restlessly across the prairie. His encounter with Indian tribes on the warpath
and his trek across the arid reaches of the Llano Estacado keep the reader
spellbound. Here too is a lesson for our own tumultuous time. One can avoid
conflict with the truth. Read how Old Surehand with the help of Winnetou and Old
Shatterhand struggle against the evil intentions of the 'General'
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Adventurous and educational!
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Along Unfamiliar Trails
- Karl May / Kince October
'Along Unfamiliar Trails' follows our entrepid narrator around the world. Within
these pages we are transported to reindeer tents of Lappland, the camps of the
Kurds in the trackless mountains of the Ottoman Empire. We stumble across the
sands of the Sahara and rest in the Beduin camps before exploring the Wild West
of the American Indians. In all of these wild and wonderful places, loyal
friends such as Winnetou and Hajji Halef Omar, are always at his side. Journey
now through these nine short stories of adventure.
Saiva tyalem, Die Boer van hat Roer, Er Raml el
Helahk, Blood Feud, The Kutb, The Kys-Kaptchiji, Mary or Fatima, God will not be
mocked, A Blizzard
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This book echoes with a heart rending cry
of anguish! Reading it, I was ashamed of mankind’s inhumanity.
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- Angelia Baldwin
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My Life and My Mission
- Karl May / Michael Michalak
Mr. Michalak continues his epic translation work assuring that Karl May’s
humanitarian legacy will be available to an English speaking world.
Karl May’s Autobiography is a tale of anguish and horror and is an indictment of
man’s inhumanity to man. It is also a journey from the morasses of the deepest
and darkest Ardistan up towards the bright and shining Jinnistan, where the
souls of the noble spirited people abide.
We have a long way to go before we reach that place of sublime bliss where a
being is his neighbor’s angel. We are mired in this swamp of hate, this hell of
our own creation for no other reason than our fear of the Forest of Kulub and
the terrible 'Spirit Forge' that lies within.
Two thousand years ago, one man dared to enter it. He died brutally, nailed to a
cross for the sins of all mankind. Whilst Karl May is not a Saint, he did have
the right idea. He recognized our inhumanity and he strove to give us a second
warning. Here in these pages, he explains his life and his self imposed mission.
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A spellbinding tale of the Old West. Victor
Epp has certainly mastered Karl May's unique style and cutting humor.
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- Angelia Baldwin
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Winnetou I
- Karl May / Victor Epp
One blow to the temple with his fist brought Rattler to the ground unconscious,
and earned him the name, ‘Old Shatterhand’. The name stuck. From that day on he
was Old Shatterhand to all but the wily frontiersman Sam Hawkens, his friend and
mentor who just couldn’t bear to give up calling him a Greenhorn.
Fate took the
young immigrant teacher from a comfortable tutoring position in St. Louis to a
survey job for the railroad between the Rio Pecos and Canadian Rivers in New
Mexico. It was there that the inborn instincts of a true frontiersman could
harness his mighty physical strength, his unerring marksmanship, and total
fearlessness in the face of danger or even imminent death.
Facing down a
charging bull buffalo with only a pair of pistols, or tangling with a mighty
grizzly with his Bowie knife was one thing. But fulfilling Klekih – petra’s
dying request to befriend and watch over Winnetou was quite another. They were
surveying on Apache territory without permission, and now that a drunken Rattler
had senselessly shot the ‘White Father’ and teacher of the Apache nation, they
were mortal enemies.
Both men
admitted later on that the first look into one another’s eyes had stirred a
sense of admiration. Now it seemed all but hopeless. But to Old Shatterhand, a
promise made is a promise kept. He would not give up until it was done, no
matter what the cost.
Hair-raising
adventure spiced with the acid humor of the wry Sam Hawkens leaves room for the
high moral values of both Winnetou and Old Shatterhand in the fight of good
against evil, and a life-long blood brotherhood between the two men.
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