The Great Boomsky: The Many Lives of Magic's First Black Superstar

By: Steele, Margaret B.

Thirteen-year-old Milton Hudson Everett loves his job as Boomsky, the clumsy sidekick of the great magician Alexander Herrmann (1844-1896). Beloved across America, Boomsky falls on top hats and drops trays of borrowed watches, bringing screams of laughter. But Boomsky is himself a magician's ruse- a skilled secret assistant hiding in plain sight.

For a series of African American teens, the role of Boomsky becomes a training ground and launching pad. Against all odds in segregated America, eight former Boomskys establish brilliant adult careers as magicians, musicians, and comedians.

Herrmann's prot g s entertain millions, but their achievements go unrecorded by the segregated press, condemning them to obscurity. More than a century later, magic's greatest untold story is finally revealed in this rollicking tale of adventure, success, betrayal, and perseverance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0D21Y2CMT
• ISBN13: 9798988956020
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Floating Lady Publishing, LLC.
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"