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Presenting the amazing Harry Kellar The first magician to receive international fame The most well-known illusionist at the turn of the twentieth century The model for the Wizard of Oz Author Gail Jarrow follows Kellar from a magician's assistant traveling and performing across the United States during the Civil War to an international superstar with a show of his own, entertaining emperors, kings, and presidents. Jarrow uses Kellar's own words and images--his amazing four-color promotional posters--to tell his riveting story in this first Kellar biography for young readers. And she reveals the science behind Kellar's illusions and explores nineteenth-century entertainment and transportation as well as the history of magic, spiritualism, and s ances.
- Format: Hardcover
- Author: Jarrow, Gail
- ISBN: 9781590788653
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 11.30 x 0.70
- Number Of Pages: 96
- Publication Year: 2012