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Title: Magic Words

Subtitle: The Tale of a Jewish Boy-Interpreter, the World's Most Estimable Magician, a Murderous Harlot, and America's Greatest Indian Chief

Author: Gerald Kolpan

Narrator: Michael Goldstrom

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-24-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Fiction, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

In a riveting novel of love and adventure, young Julius Meyer comes to the New World to find himself acting as translator for the famed Indian chief, Standing Bear. Young Jewish immigrant Julius comes of age surrounded by the wild world of 1867 Nebraska. He befriends the mysterious Prophet John, who saves his life when the two are captured by the Ponca Indian tribe. Living as a slave, Julius meets the noble chief Standing Bear and his young daughter, Prairie Flower, with whom he falls in love.

Becoming the tribes interpreter - its speaker - his life seems safe and settled.But Julius has reckoned without the arrival of his older cousin, Alexander - who, as the Great Herrmann, is the most famous young magician in America. Nor does he suspect the ultimate consequences of Alexs affair with Lady-Jane Little Feather, a glamorous - and murderous - prostitute destined to become the most scandalous woman on two continents.

Filled with adventure, humor, and colorful characters, Magic Words is a riveting adventure about the nature of prejudice, the horror of genocide, and a courageous young man who straddles two worlds to fight for love and freedom.

Editorial Reviews:

Narrator Michael Goldstrom's agile performance will have listeners riveted by this story about a young Jewish immigrant who comes of age in the wake of the Civil War. Julius Meyer is captured by the Ponca Indian tribe and becomes the interpreter for noble chief Standing Bear. When Julius' older cousin Alexander - known as the Great Herrmann, the most famous young magician in America - arrives, Julius must deal with the consequences of Alex's affair with the glamorous Lady-Jane Little Feather, a prostitute whose scandalous antics are the talk of two continents. Goldstrom voices these larger-than-life characters with aplomb, giving their colorful personalities room to take shape in listeners' minds.

Members Reviews:

The Bookschlepper Recommends

I loved Kolpan's earlier book, ETTAEtta: A Novel(the woman with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid). He tells a rollicking story. I would have found this one too rollicking to be believed except that it is based on a true story. Two Eastern European Jews immigrate to Philadelphia. One follows his brother in to the field of magic and both become American and European sensations. Their tricks would amaze and baffle modern audiences. The other goes to Omaha. Kidnapped by the Ponca tribe, he will use his singular ability to learn languages and dialects to become the chief's son and to mingle with European hoi polloi. Kolpan does not romanticize the warts and dangers of the post-Civil War West. He makes it matter by involving us in the lives of the characters. The massacre at Chadron Nebraska (where my family had a ranch) was a crucial turning point in the treatment of Native Americans. Now that cowboys are coming back in to cinematic fashion, this is a perfect summer read.

A PHANTASMAGORICAL ROMP.

âSurely, only in America could a savage receive such gratitude for the purchase of a lurid tale printed on cheap paper for the entertainment of children and foolsâ. (l. 401-402)

âBut in a world with no wonders, itâs hard to be magic.â (l.