HOUDINI: Master of Escape

by Lace Kendall ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1960

Uniquely moving is this story of Houdini, the world's master escape artist. Wisconsin born and a Jew, Houdin (Eric Weiss), from childhood is fascinated by tricks and magic. His interest soon takes him from the status of amateur to professional, and he works first with his brother and later with his wife, a Catholic girl he all but kidnaps from her strict German Catholic home. Colorful, born in its professional and personal aspects, this is an account of remarkable humanity and single-mindedness, a portrait of a dedicated and brilliant performer.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1960

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Macrae-Smith

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1960

Categories: NONFICTION