The Little Known History of Greek-American Magicians: 1850 to 1906
THE LITTLE KNOWN HISTORY OF GREEK-AMERICAN MAGICIANS: 1850 to 1906 Published in The National Herald, May 5, 2017 Issue Authored by Steve Frangos TNH Staff Writer ------------------------------ We are excited to announce that The National Herald has given Hellenic Genealogy Geek the right to reprint articles that may be of interest to our group. ------------------------------ ----------------------- While entertainment forms may seem secondary (if even that) to the formation of American notions of persons and things said to Greek, they are in fact very often the only images the majority of average Americans have of persons, events and things Greek. Especially if we are examining early images. Greek magicians, as a topic, has several levels of meaning(s) for the average American. First, any American that went to school (or proved to be a regular reader) knew of Greeks during the Classical Era. As such persons identified as Greek magic...