The secret life of Houdini : the making of America's first superhero / William Kalush and Larry Sloman.
Draws on newly uncovered archives to reveal Houdini's secret work as a spy for the United States and England, his post-war efforts to expose the fraudulent activities of spiritualist mediums, and the plot organized by Arthur Conan Doyle to have him murdered.
Record details
- ISBN: 0743272072 (hc)
- Physical Description: xiv, 592 p. : ill.
- Publisher: New York ; Atria Books, c2006.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
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Subject: | Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 Escape artists > United States > Biography Magicians > United States > Biography Spiritualism |
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