![]() Harry Houdini is most often remembered as an escape artist and a magician. During his lifetime, nobody ever managed to figure out how he had escaped. Two minutes later, a panting and dripping Houdini emerged from behind the cabinet. Time ticked away as the audience waited for Harry Houdini to drown. A cabinet was wheeled around the can to hide it from view. Holding his breath, he squeezed his entire body into the water-filled can as the lid was attached and locked from the outside with six padlocks. His blue bathing suit revealed an exceptional physique. His hair was parted down the middle and he wore a grave expression on his face. Houdini was handcuffed with his hands in front of him. The can had already been poked, prodded and turned upside down to prove to the audience that there was no hole beneath the stage. Houdini was about to do something that looked like a really bad idea. ![]() The great master of illusion stepped inside of an over-size milk can, sloshing gallons of water on to the stage. Louis and Harry Houdini was about to debut his first theatrical performance. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in magic tricks because this book on Harry Houdini will encourage you.It was January 27, 1908, at the Columbia Theater in St. For example, his escape from a locked tank full of water, while hanging upside down in it and handcuffed left me speechless. ![]() I finished this book because a lot of his magic acts and escape tricks described in this book really amazed me. I picked up this book because I thought it was a short biography book and decided to try and read more of different genres so I decided it to give it a try. This book shows how working hard for your dreams and never giving up will pay off in the end. Finally he was given the chance to hit big time fame and he took it, never looking back. For a long time he worked for a dime museum with his wife Bess. ![]() It seemed that Harry would never become famous and earn enough of money, after performing all over the places without people giving him much attention. This books tells Harry's difficult life of finding fame through his amazing acts. This book "Harry Houdini: Master of Magic: Master Of Magic" by Robert Kraske is the life story of Harry Houdini the world famous escape artist. ![]()
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