"I have escaped out of more handcuffs, manacles, and leg shackles than any other human being living."
Harry Houdini mesmerized a generation of Americans when he was alive, and continues to do so over ninety years since his death. This is a snapshot of Houdini's life, centering on one of his most famous feats. As Houdini prepares for a death-defying leap into the icy Charles River in Boston, biographer Jason Lutes and artist Nick Bertozzi reveal Houdini's life and influence: from the anti-Semitism Houdini fought all his life, to the adulation of the American public; from his hounding by the press, to his loving relationship with his wife Bess; from his egoism to his insecurity; from his public persona--to the secret behind his most amazing trick! And it's all in graphic form, so it's fresh, original, and unlike anything previously published about this most fascinating of American showmen.
| ISBN: | 9781368022316 |
| Publication date: | 24th September 2019 |
| Author: | Jason Lutes |
| Illustrator: | Nick Bertozzi |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Young Readers an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cartoons and comic strips |
This is a snapshot of Houdini's life, centering on one of his most famous feats. As Houdini prepares for a death-defying leap into the icy Charles River in Boston, biographer Jason Lutes and artist Nick Bertozzi reveal Houdini's life and influence: from the anti-Semitism Houdini fought all his life, to the adulation of the American public; from his hounding by the press, to his loving relationship with his wife Bess; from his egoism to his insecurity; from his public persona--to the secret behind his most amazing trick!
Houdini features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Cartoons and comic strips
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Houdini was written by Jason Lutes and published by Little, Brown Young Readers an imprint of Little, Brown
Houdini has 96 pages