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The secret life of Houdini : the making of America's first superhero / William Kalush and Larry Sloman.

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 Adult Non Fiction   Double Bay . On Loan . 4 May 2024
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Record Number 559806
ISBN 0743272072 (hbk.)
Author Kalush, William
Title The secret life of Houdini : the making of America's first superhero / William Kalush and Larry Sloman.
Edition 1st Atria Books hardcover ed.
Publisher/Date New York : Atria Books, 2006.
Pagination etc. xiv, 592 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents note Includes index.
Summary Note After years of struggling on the dime museum circuit, Harry Houdini got a break that put him on the front page of a Chicago newspaper. Soon Houdini was performing for royalty, commanding vast sums, and exploring the new power of Hollywood. At a time when spy agencies frequently co-opted amateurs, Houdini developed a relationship with a man who would later run MI-5. For the next several years, the world's most famous magician traveled to Germany and Russia and routinely reported his findings. After World War I, Houdini embarked on a battle of his own, creating a group of operatives to infiltrate the seamy world of fake spirit mediums. In doing so, he triggered the wrath of fanatical Spiritualists, led by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Death threats became an everyday occurrence, but the group would pose an even greater danger to Houdini's legacy.--From publisher description.
Subject - Name Houdini, Harry, -- 1874-1926
Subject Magicians -- United States -- Biography
Added Author Sloman, Larry
Shelf Location 793.8092 HOU
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