The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini by Ruth Brandon Random House, New York.
These are fully-illustrated with diagram sequences that cover every step in the performance. How did he walk through walls, escape drowning, and shatter iron chains that were tightly wrapped around himThe rare photos in this book might help you. (This book is out-of-print, so try a library or second-hand bookstore). He discovers that Houdinis secret goes far beyond his illusions, to something all people can attain - if only they believe they can. There are also instructions for performing 44 stage tricks, including the coin and glass, the Indian needle trick, and other standards. In the astonished crowd, a little boy finds himself mesmerized by the powers of freedom and human will that Houdini represented in his life. This book is Houdini's own account of these exploits, supplemented with rare photographs and posters, first-hand material from periodicals and pamphlets, and behind-the-scenes revelations of some of the master's most prized secrets: how he picked locks, how he sawed a girl in half to become twins, how he walked through a brick wall, how a girl can vanish from a sheet of plate glass without trapdoors, hoists, mirrors or other such apparatus. Houdini permitted himself to be thrown, manacled, into the Hudson River to be nailed into packing cases and lowered into the ocean to be suspended by the ankles, strait-jacketed, hundreds of feet above the ground-and in every case, he escaped easily.
Many of his fabulous escapes, indeed, now sound more like legend than history, yet they really happened! The Great Houdini: His British Tours Hardcover Septemby Derek Tait (Author) 14 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 2.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 20.55 12 Used from 11.97 17 New from 15.39 Between 19 Harry Houdini toured Great Britain, extensively visiting many of its major towns and cities. Harry Houdini's fame is secure as the greatest magician of modern times.
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