![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Join Houdini as he attempts his most dangerous stunts and unlock the secrets of the illusionist’s lasting legacy. During his stunning career he invented some of the most mind-boggling escapes of all time. Here, too, are rare photographs never before seen by the general reader! Handcuffs, leg irons, and thumbscrews were child’s play for the world’s greatest escape artist. Here are the stories of how a knockabout kid named Ehrich Weiss, the son of an impoverished rabbi, presto-changoed himself into the legendary Harry Houdini. Did Houdini really pick the jailhouse lock to let a fellow circus performer escape? Were his secrets really buried with him? Was he a bum magician, as some rivals claimed? How did he manage to be born in two cities, in two countries, on two continents at the same instant? A biography of renowned escape artist Harry Houdini, examining his fascination with the occult and his promise to his wife on his deathbed that he would. ![]() In this fresh, witty biography of the most famous bamboozler since Merlin, Sid Fleischman, a former professional magician, enriches his warm homage with insider information and unmaskings. Handcuffs, leg irons, and thumbscrews were child’s play for the world’s greatest escape artist. At age 33, Houdini began performing dangerous water escapes outdoors to promote his vaudeville shows around the country. Escape How did he walk through walls, escape drowning, and shatter iron chains that were tightly wrapped around himThe rare photos in this book might. No jail cell or straitjacket could hold him! He shucked off handcuffs as easily as gloves. ![]() ![]() Who was this man who could walk through brick walls and, with a snap of his fingers, vanish elephants? In these pages you will meet the astonishing Houdini-magician, ghost chaser, daredevil, pioneer aviator, and king of escape artists. Escape: The Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman Sid Fleischman’s energetic, enthusiastic narrative style in this biography. ![]()
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