Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini - Hardcover

Fleischman, Sid

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060850949 ISBN 13: 9780060850944

Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 2006

Synopsis

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. No jail cell or straitjacket could hold him! He shucked off handcuffs as easily as gloves.

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. 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?

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. Here, too, are rare photographs never before seen by the general reader!

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HardCover. Pub Date: 2006 Pages: 224 in Publisher: Greenwillow Books Who was this man who could walk through ick walls and vanish elephants In these pages you will meet the astonishing Houdini - magician with a snap of his fingers. ghost chaser. daredevil. pioneer aviator. and king of escape artists. No jail cell or straitjacket could hold him He shucked off handcuffs as easily as gloves. 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. 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 Here are the stories of how a knockab...

About the Author:

Sid Fleischman wrote more than sixty books for children, adults, and magicians. Among his many awards was the Newbery Medal for his novel The Whipping Boy. The author described his wasted youth as a magician and newspaperman in his autobiography The Abracadabra Kid. His other titles include The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, a novel, and three biographies, Sir Charlie: Chaplin, The Funniest Man in the World; The Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West; and Escape! The Story of The Great Houdini.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060850949
• ISBN 13: 9780060850944
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224