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Ger­ald Kolpan

Ger­ald Kol­pan​’s newest nov­el, Mag­ic Words: The Tale of a Jew­ish Boy-Inter­preter, the World’s Most Estimable Magi­cian, a Mur­der­ous Har­lot, and Amer­i­ca’s Great­est Indi­an Chief, is now available.

The Return of Eli Gershonson

Pho­to Gallery: The His­tor­i­cal Fig­ures in Ger­ald Kol­pan’s Mag­ic Words

A Jew­ish Magi­cian at the Egypt­ian Theater

Blaz­ing Sad­dles It Wasn’t

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Blaz­ing Sad­dles It Wasn’t

Ear­li­er this week, Ger­ald Kol­pan shared the sto­ry behind Eli Ger­shon­son, a pho­to gallery of some of the his­tor­i­cal fig­ures in his nov­el, and the…
Ger­ald Kolpan
May 4, 2012
Essay

A Jew­ish Magi­cian at the Egypt­ian Theatre

Ear­li­er this week, Ger­ald Kol­pan shared the sto­ry behind Eli Ger­shon­son and a pho­to gallery of some of the his­tor­i­cal fig­ures in his nov­el Mag­ic Words. He will…
Ger­ald Kolpan
May 2, 2012
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The His­tor­i­cal Fig­ures in Ger­ald Kol­pan’s Mag­ic Words

Vis­it­ing Scribe blog­ger Ger­ald Kol­pan shares some of the his­tor­i­cal fig­ures in his newest nov­el, Mag­ic Words: The Tale of a Jew­ish Boy-Inter­preter, the World’s…
Ger­ald Kolpan
May 1, 2012
Essay

The Return of Eli Gershonson

Ger­ald Kol­pan​’s newest book, Mag­ic Words: The Tale of a Jew­ish Boy-Inter­preter, the World’s Most Estimable Magi­cian, a Mur­der­ous Har­lot, and Amer­i­ca’s…
Ger­ald Kolpan
April 30, 2012
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