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? 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. No jail cell or straitjacket could hold him! He shucked off handcuffs as easily as gloves. S-Recommended for senior high school students.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. Particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. Purucker, Beverly Hills PL, Beverly Hills, CA Legend, it's too bad the photographs are not included as well. While Houdini'sĬontemporaries said he was a better showman than a magician, he keptĪudiences enthralled for a long time. Showman, Erich Weiss (Houdini's birth name) modeled himself on theįamous French magician, Robert Houdin. Sees the blacks, the whites, and the grays of the man whose name is Houdini as a teen, he is more than qualified to write a life story that Since boyhood, an admirer of Houdini, and having been befriended by Bess Matching the author's own informal, relaxed, witty writing style.įleischman, who is in his eighties, contributes to the narration by
Mall narrates this biography of Houdini in an easygoing manner, Retrieved from !+The+story+of+the+great+Houdini.-a0166432076įLEISCHMAN, Sid. Escape! The story of the great Houdini." Retrieved from !+The+story+of+the+great+Houdini.-a0166432076 Escape! The story of the great Houdini." The Free Library.
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