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Card Stars of the U.S.A. was chapter XIX in Greater Magic by John Northern Hilliard. In this chapter, Hilliard concluded what he considered the greatest card magicians in the country at the time:

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+[[Card Stars of the U.S.A.]] was chapter XIX in [[Greater Magic]] by [[John Northern Hilliard]].  In this chapter, Hilliard concluded what he considered the greatest card magicians in the country at the time:
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+*[[Theodore Annemann]]
-| name = Compars "Carl" Herrmann
+*II. [[Al Baker]]
-| birth_name  = Compars Herrmann
+*III. [[Cardini]]
-| birth_day   = January 23
+*IV. [[S. Leo Horowitz]]
-| birth_year  = 1816
+*V. [[Stewart Judah]]
-| birth_place = Hanover
+*VI. [[Nate Leipzig]]
-| death_day   = June 8
+*VII. [[William H. McCaffrey]]
-| death_year  = 1887
+*VIII. [[Paul Rosini]]
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+*IX. [[John Scarne]]
-| nationality = German
+*X. [[Dai Vernon]]
-| known_for   =
+[[Card Stars of the U.S.A.|Read more about Card Stars of the U.S.A.....]]
-}}
-'''Compars "Carl" Herrmann''' (1816-1887) was the first of sixteen children in the [[Herrmann|Herrmann family]] which included his brother [[Alexander Herrmann]]. He left medical school at an early age to pursue a career as a magician and served as a role model and inspiration for Alexander.
-Alexander joined his stage show at the age of eight and they toured the world together. Eventually they would go their separate ways, Compars returning to Europe and Alexander to America.
-[[Compars Herrmann|Read more about Compars Herrmann....]]