This book follows Harry Kellar's career from his early days as a magician's assistant to his own international stardom at the turn of the twentieth century and discusses the science behind some of Kellar's tricks.

"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"--