Houdini! : the career of Ehrich Weiss : American self-liberator, Europe's eclipsing sensation, world...
Houdini! : the career of Ehrich Weiss : American self-liberator, Europe's eclipsing sensation, world...
Houdini! : the career of Ehrich Weiss : American self-liberator, Europe's eclipsing sensation, world's handcuff king & prison breaker / Kenneth Silverman.
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New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, c1996.
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N794.8092/H836/1
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English
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Physical content
xi, 465 p., [64] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Publisher
New York, NY : HarperCollins Publishers, c1996.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1996.
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Summary
Drawing on scrapbooks and diaries that no other biographer has used, as well as stenographic transcripts, court records, and hundreds of unpublished notes and letter, Silverman treats in depth many unfamiliar facets of Houdini's career - Houdini as aviator, fight fan, inventor, author, filmmaker, book collector, and fraud-buster. He reveals for the...
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Houdini! : the career of Ehrich Weiss : American self-liberator, Europe's eclipsing sensation, world's handcuff king & prison breaker / Kenneth Silverman.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-443) and index.
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c1996.
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N794.8092/H836/1
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74VvwJXZd3QX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvwJXZd3QX
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0060169788
9780060169787
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793.8092
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991004256439702626
