Karl May is the author of numerous books about the adventures in the Wild West of the fearless Westman Old Shatterhand (Smashing Hand) and his faithful friend, the young Apache Indian chief Winnetou. Numerous film adaptations and reprints of these works in the 20th century confirmed the unfading interest of readers and viewers in these brilliant examples of adventure literature. This edition includes the first novel about Winnetou, which tells about the acquaintance of Old Shatterhand and a young Indian from the Apache tribe. Two heroes, not inferior to each other in strength, nobility and courage, were destined to become mortal enemies before surviving many dangers and swearing eternal friendship to each other...