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"Houdini: Master of Illusion" (softcover) by: Clinton Cox

I received this book new, I believe about 9 years ago. Now it has some creasing- as your can see in the picture. The pages are all nice and clean, and the binding is still holding together excellently.

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Houdini, the name evokes mystery. Houdini, world famous escape artist and magician. But who was Harry Houdini?

Born Erich Weiss, he learned magic while working as a photographer's assistant in New York. Soon he and his brother were performing all over town. But Houdini wouldn't settle for just being a magician- he wanted more. He developed new and grander illusions including his most famous trick of all; the Milk Can Escape, in which he was hand-cuffed and submerged in water inside a padlocked milk can that was inside a padlocked iron-bound wooden box.

With descriptions of some of Houdini's most amazing tricks- and explanations of how he pulled some of them off- this compelling biography is a fascinating portrait of a man who still symbolizes mystery and magic.

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Clinton Cox (author) is the author of several highly-acclaimed books for young readers, including three on fascinating yet little-known aspects of African American military history: Come All You Brave Soldiers: Blacks in the Revolutionary War; Forgotten Heroes: The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers; and Undying Glory: The Story of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment.

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Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date: 11/28/2001
Pages: 195
Ages 9+