| Title | : | The Amazing Harry Kellar |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Gail Jarrow |
| Release | : | 2012-06-01 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Biographies for Kids, Books, Kids, Arts & Entertainment for Kids, Performing Arts for Kids, History for Kids |
| Size | : | 25171956 |
| Presenting the amazing Harry Kellar: the first magician to receive international fame and the model for the Wizard of Oz! In this illustrated biography of the most well-known illusionist at the turn of the twentieth century, 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. |
