Houdini: The Elusive American

by Adam Begley

Book Overview

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an exuberant biography of the world's greatest escape artist

"Will leave [readers] entertained and astonished, and that's a kind of magic of its own."--Jerry Z. Muller, Jewish Review of Books

In 1916, the war in Europe having prevented a tour abroad, Harry Houdini wrote a film treatment for a rollicking motion picture. Though the movie was never made, its...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300230796
• ISBN13: 9780300230796
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.4"