Download or read book Winnetou, the Chief of the Apache written by Karl May and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 874 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.