The
Georgia Wonder
compiled by Barry Wiley
One
of the most unusual, original and mysterious show-business
phenomena of the 1800 was Lulu Hurst, the Georgia Wonder.
While only fifteen, Lulu hit the road for two sensational years,
with an act unliked anything seen before. Playing the biggest
theatres in the country, from coast to coast, drawing full
houses, she quickly amassed a substantial fortune. Lulu's act
consisted of a number of tests in which she seemed to exude
a mysterious force that made her more than a match in strength
for men much larger and stronger than herself. She was able
to withstand the pushing of several men witout budging or seeming
to exert any appreciable counter force and with one foot raised
off the floor. With one hand she pushed renowned athletes around
the stage and into the scenery. And she lifted a chair with
three large men piled onto it six inches off the ground.
Then,
after two years of touring to tremendous success, and with
the theater doors of England and Europe swinging wide to welcome
her, Lulu Hurst, at the age of sixteen, abruptly retired from
the stage. She moved back to Cedar Valley, Georgia, married
her stage manager and never set foot before an audience again.
The
Georgia Wonder gives a complete account of Lulu Hurst's
brief and amazing career. Included are a thorough description
of her act, newspaper reports, a scientific evaluation, exposés,
the complete text of her 1897 autobiography, and the most
comprehensive explanation of her astonishing feats ever assembled,
beginning with her own detailed analysis. Compiler Barry
H. Wiley adds valuable historical corrections and information
to complete the chronicle of Lulu Hurst's remarkable story
and the secrets of an extraordinary act that set nineteenth-century
America spinning with controversy and wonder.
Hardbound
with dustjacket - 345 pages
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Note:
She was not Lulu Hurst, but had a similar act. Check out our Annie
Abbott poster print!
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