Harry Houdini: A brilliant showman. The World's Greatest Escape Artist

By The History Hour

Book Overview

Throughout his life, he performed first in carnival sideshows, then in vaudeville, where he would share the stage with all manner of entertainers, and later, in his thrilling show, where he became the greatest magician and escape artist of all time.Inside you'll read aboutYouthful BeginningsFirst Attempts at PerformingRomance for HoudiniHardeenThe Early Escape Act: The "Risey Incident"The Great Illusion: MetamorphosisThe Welsh Brothers Circus ToursFirst Fraudsters ExposedBeginnings of StardomWerner Graff and the Houdini LegendHoudini and the TsarJailbreaksSome of Houdini's Signature Escapes ExplainedHow Houdini DiedAnd much more A brilliant showman, deeply interested in human psychology, and his life and work reflect these many interested, and he must have known the cachet being born in America would give his act. More than a little daredevil, Houdini performed feats never matched by any other person.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1719864616
• ISBN13: 9781719864619
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"