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Escape! : the story of the great Houdini / Sid Fleischman.

by Fleischman, Sid, 1920-

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New York : Greenwillow Books, c2006.

Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 -- Juvenile literature.

Magicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Escape artists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

9780060850944 (trade bdg.)

9780060850951 (lib. bdg.)

0060850949 (trade bdg.)

0060850957 (lib. bdg.)

210 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Preface: sleuthing the Houdini story -- He was born, but where? -- From rags to rags -- King of the necktie cutters -- The Pygmalion of East 69th Street -- Dressing up the act -- Magic for sale! -- Mr. Beck beckons -- Don't walk on the grass -- The queen's dress -- The Siberian mystery -- Double-crossing -- The ink-stained wretch -- The life expectancy of an eggshell -- Unmasking an icon -- Walking through a brick wall -- One elephant to go -- The movie star -- The man who fooled Sherlock Holmes -- The phantom follies -- The pajama pocket -- Postmortem -- Digging around in Houdini's past.

A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926.

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