Old Shatterhand Genesis

How did Old Shatterhand receive his famous name? How did the young adventurer really meet Winnetou? Who is Ellen? What do Bill Hawkens and Big Sam have in common? When did ‘Sharlih’ set foot on American soil for the first time? Old Shatterhand—Genesis combines several crucial early Wild West stories, which formed the nucleus of Karl May’s later novels, the famous ‘green books’, in a fresh and entertaining translation. Old Shatterhand—Genesis presents a collection of important early Winnetou stories that have contributed to the development of the Apache’s character, and at the same time depict the young German adventurer’s own ‘coming of age’ in the Wild West. Old Shatterhand—Genesis offers a unique glimpse into how the writer Karl May constructed and developed his fictional life in the Wild West.

Stories: The Scout [= Der Scout (1888/89)], The Shatters [= Die Both Shatters(1882)], The Oil Magnate [= Der Oelprinz (1877)], Old Firehand [= Old Firehand (1875)], An Oil Fire [= Ein Oelbrand (1882/83)], The Colorado Man [= Ein Self-man (1877/78)]