The Amazing Harry Kellar
Great American Magician
Kids, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Performing Arts, USA, History
| Author: | Gail Jarrow | ISBN: | 9781629791708 |
| Publisher: | Boyds Mills Press | Publication: | January 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Calkins Creek | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gail Jarrow |
| ISBN: | 9781629791708 |
| Publisher: | Boyds Mills Press |
| Publication: | January 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Calkins Creek |
| Language: | English |
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 séances.
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 séances.
