Harry Houdini: A Magical Life
Author: Elizabeth MacLeod
ISBN: 1553377699, c.205
Meet one of the most unique men in the world, and discover how he went from an eight-year-old shoeshine boy to one of the greatest performers of all time. Meet the mysterious Harry Houdini, the Handcuff and Manacle King, the Man Who Could Walk through Walls, the most incredible magician of his or any time. Harry Houdini is still the world’s most famous magician — thanks to his inventive tricks, death-defying stunts and incredible talent for publicity. He claimed he could escape from anything! The immigrant son of a rabbi, Harry overcame grueling poverty to become a one-man phenomenon, wowing audiences around the world.
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