The Great Boomsky

<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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.</p>