Houdini : the elusive American /

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 title, "The Marvelous Adventures of Houdini: The Justly Celebrated Elusive American," provides a succinct summary of the Mas...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Begley, Adam (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2020]
Series:Jewish lives (New Haven, Conn.)
Subjects:
Houdini, Harry, > 1874-1926.
Escape artists > United States > Biography.
Magicians > United States > Biography.
Virtuoses de l'évasion (Prestidigitation) > États-Unis > Biographies.
Magiciens (Illusionnistes) > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Entertainment & Performing Arts.
Escape artists.
Magicians.
United States.
Biography
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : the Chinese water torture cell
  • A father's legacy
  • From dime museums to vaudeville
  • The Handcuff King conquers Europe
  • Return of the hero
  • Aloft Down Under
  • The great dissolution
  • Making movies
  • Among the spirits
  • Sucker punch
  • Ever after.

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