The Great Houdini: His British Tours by Derek Tait ISBN 9781473867963, 1473867967 instant download

The Great Houdini: His British Tours by Derek Tait ISBN 9781473867963, 1473867967 instant download

This fascinating biography "brings to life the excitement and thrills" of the master escape artist's legendary turn-of-century tour in Great Britain (Lancashire Post).
Between 1900 and 1920, a century before endurance artist and street magician David Blaine, Hungarian-born Harry Houdini traveled Great Britain, performing in its major villages and cities. He befriended Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, immersed himself in spiritualism and most notably, escaped from jails, survived death-defying leaps into rivers while bound in chains, and executed amazing tricks and illusions. On each stop, he challenged locals to design "inescapable" contraptions. He was always triumphant, and his awesome, crowd-drawing feats made him the highest paid entertainer in the world at the time.
Extensively researched, The Great Houdini: His British Tours follows Houdini's decades-long UK tour through rare archival material, vintage newspaper clippings, photos, and...
About the Author: Derek Tait is a full-time author who lives in Plymouth. Born in 1961, he lived his early years in Singapore and Malaysia and has written several books about his time there, including Sampans, Banyans and Rambutans. A former photographer and cartoonist, his work has been featured in newspapers and magazines around the world. Being a keen historian, his books include 1950s Childhood, A 1960's Childhood, A 1970s Childhood, and several Great War books for Pen & Sword. He has also written many local history books, including _Plymouth at War, Saltash Passage, St Budeaux, Mount Edgcumbe,_ and _Images of Plymouth: Stonehouse._