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(Phoenix Arizona - January 5, 2010) - Author Karl May [pronounced Mai] has drawn thousands of fans from around the world to Tombstone, Arizona. An exhibit featuring the life and works of one of Germany's most celebrated authors, Karl May, is now on display at Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park and runs until March 30, 2010.
From the pen of this 19th century German author comes a European perspective of the American West. The exhibit of May was and is to Germany and European people as Zane Grey was to the American audience, only more widely read. The exhibit features no original ethnographic materials and is comprised of 12 informational panels. The exhibit of black and white and color prints with text features May's life, works, and his legacy, the Karl May Museum, in his hometown of Radebeul, Saxony, Germany. The exhibit closes on March 31, 2009.
Born on February 25, 1842 in Radebeul, Saxony. May was trained as a teacher but was never able to succeed in that vocation. He instead "borrowed" incessantly from his friends until he landed in jail. While there, May read extensively about the great American West. In 1875 when he got out of jail, May began writing "Winnetou" in 1875. It is a romanticized novel set in southern Arizona and Cochise County. His hero, the son of a German immigrant, quickly establishes himself as a man to be reckoned with and receives the name "Old Shatterhand." This was the first of a series of three books he produced over a 35-year period.
Karl May died March 30, 1912 after 70 years of writing about and collecting significant Native American ceremonial artifacts. He did this while never visiting the West he so passionately wrote about. This irreplaceable collection of Indian artifacts, Middle Eastern artifacts and his personal effects can only be seen in his hometown of Radebeul, Germany.
For more information please call Tombstone State Historic Park at (520) 457-3311. Admission to the park is $4 per person for ages 14 and older; $1 for children aged 7-13 and children younger than 7 are free when accompanied by an adult. Tombstone Courthouse State Historic Park is located on the corner of Toughnut and 3rd Streets, 2 blocks off Highway 80, in Tombstone, Arizona.
For more information about the 27 State Parks, statewide hiking opportunities, off-highway vehicle trails, and other outdoor recreational and cultural opportunities in Arizona, call (602) 542-4174 (outside of the Phoenix metro area call toll-free (800) 285-3703) or visit AZStateParks.com. Follow us on twitter.com/AZStateParks.
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