Houdini: The Elusive American

Born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874, Harry Houdini grew up as an impoverished Jewish immigrant in the Midwest and became world-famous thanks to talent, industry, and ferocious determination. Biographer Adam Begley has taken on this fascinating and elusive figure, asking the essential question: What kind of man was this?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 03/17/2020
ISBN: 9780300230796
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.40h x 6.00w x 1.00d