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"If there is any life that is happier than the life we led on our timber ranch, it must be the sort of life which I have not read of in books or experienced in person," wrote Mark Twain, and now you can share in that experience. The beloved American humorist spent seven years on a "pleasure trip" through the untamed wilderness of Nevada. Twain intended to spend three months touring silver mines, but the lure of rough terrain and comfortable clothes proved irresistible - as will this vibrant travelogue.

Lampassas gave up cowpunching to be a husband and shopkeeper. But when his wife dies of influenza, the aging cowboy puts on his spurs again. With his 17-year-old son at his side, Lampassas sets off on his own cattle drive. His adventures and misadventures are the stuff classic Westerns are made of, yet the unforgettable characters and gentle wisdom set this novel far apart from the herd.

Der Verbrecher Sanders, genannt "Der schwarze Kapitän", schlüpft in die Rolle des naiven Heinrich Wallerstein, um an das Vermögen von dessen Onkel zu kommen. Heinrichs Onkel ist der Westmann Samuel Wallerstein, genannt Sam Firegun. Heinrich gelingt auf hoher See aber die Flucht. Mit Unterstützung des Steuermanns Peter Polter versucht er, Sam Firegun in den Weiten des Wilden Westens zu finden und ihn vor Sanders zu warnen. Unterstützung bekommen sie von Winnetou, dem Häuptling der Apachen. Gemeinsam mit dem brutalen Jean Letrier kann Sanders das Versteck Sam Fireguns aufspüren.