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Ep 79 - Germany's love affair w/ 1st Nation culture: The story of Karl May
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Have you heard of one of Germany's most popular authors, Karl May? Born in the 1800s, post a life of petty-crime, Karl took his imagination WAY west and wrote several books about a traveling duo - Apache chief Winnetou and German settler Old Shatterhand. Even though none of it was true, that didn't stop Karl from dressing the part and saying it was true.
These books are deep in the German zeitgeist - Einstein read them... Hitler read them (of course). Taylor, who lives in and is from the American West saw her first Wild West show IN Germany in 2000. They are still wildly popular today.
Learn more about this unexpected clash of cultures this week on Doomed to Fail!
https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2020/02/vita-karl-may
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/09/wild-west-germany
https://allthatsinteresting.com/karl-may
Native American Association of Germany
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