The Resource Escape! : the story of the great Houdini, Sid Fleischman
Escape! : the story of the great Houdini, Sid Fleischman
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The item Escape! : the story of the great Houdini, Sid Fleischman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boxford Town Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. Profiling his early years, personal life, and great accomplishments in show business, the story of the famous magician, Harry Houdini, comes to life through a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats, complete with index, photos, and author's notes
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 210 pages
- Contents
-
- Preface: sleuthing the Houdini story
- He was born, but where?
- From rags to rags
- King of the necktie cutters
- Pygmalion of East 69th street
- Dressing up the act
- Magic for sale
- Mr. Beck beckons
- Don't walk on the grass
- Queen's dress
- Siberian mystery
- Double-crossing
- Ink-stained wretch
- Life expectancy of an eggshell
- Unmasking an icon
- Walking through a brick wall
- One elephant to go
- Movie star
- Man who fooled Sherlock Holmes
- Phantom follies
- Pajama pocket
- Postmortem
- Digging around in Houdini's past
- Index
- Isbn
- 9780060850951
- Label
- Escape! : the story of the great Houdini
- Title
- Escape!
- Title remainder
- the story of the great Houdini
- Statement of responsibility
- Sid Fleischman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. Profiling his early years, personal life, and great accomplishments in show business, the story of the famous magician, Harry Houdini, comes to life through a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats, complete with index, photos, and author's notes
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1920-2010
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fleischman, Sid
- Dewey number
-
- 793.8/092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GV1545.H8
- LC item number
- F55 2006
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Houdini, Harry
- Magicians
- Escape artists
- Houdini, Harry
- Magicians
- Escape artists
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Escape! : the story of the great Houdini, Sid Fleischman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (203-205) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface: sleuthing the Houdini story -- He was born, but where? -- From rags to rags -- King of the necktie cutters -- Pygmalion of East 69th street -- Dressing up the act -- Magic for sale -- Mr. Beck beckons -- Don't walk on the grass -- Queen's dress -- Siberian mystery -- Double-crossing -- Ink-stained wretch -- Life expectancy of an eggshell -- Unmasking an icon -- Walking through a brick wall -- One elephant to go -- Movie star -- Man who fooled Sherlock Holmes -- Phantom follies -- Pajama pocket -- Postmortem -- Digging around in Houdini's past -- Index
- Control code
- 1024051
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 210 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060850951
- Isbn Type
- (lib. bdg.)
- Lccn
- 2005052631
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1024051
- (OCoLC)61247417
- Label
- Escape! : the story of the great Houdini, Sid Fleischman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (203-205) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Preface: sleuthing the Houdini story -- He was born, but where? -- From rags to rags -- King of the necktie cutters -- Pygmalion of East 69th street -- Dressing up the act -- Magic for sale -- Mr. Beck beckons -- Don't walk on the grass -- Queen's dress -- Siberian mystery -- Double-crossing -- Ink-stained wretch -- Life expectancy of an eggshell -- Unmasking an icon -- Walking through a brick wall -- One elephant to go -- Movie star -- Man who fooled Sherlock Holmes -- Phantom follies -- Pajama pocket -- Postmortem -- Digging around in Houdini's past -- Index
- Control code
- 1024051
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- xii, 210 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060850951
- Isbn Type
- (lib. bdg.)
- Lccn
- 2005052631
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1024051
- (OCoLC)61247417
Subject
- Escape artists -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926
- Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926 -- Juvenile literature
- Escape artists -- United States -- Biography
- Magicians -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Magicians -- United States -- Biography
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