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The Secret Life of Houdini

The Making of America's First Superhero

2006·608 pages·Nonfiction

Biography Fantasy

Draws on newly uncovered archives and the co-author's expertise in magic 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.

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The Secret Life of Houdini

The Making of America's First Superhero

Year

2006

Pages

608

Type

Nonfiction

Biography Fantasy Historical Fiction History & Politics

Description

Draws on newly uncovered archives and the co-author's expertise in magic 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.

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