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Cox, Clinton

Houdini: Master of Illusion

194 pp. | Scholastic | November, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-590-94960-8 $$16.95
(3) 4-6 Cox captures the personal contradictions of Houdini's personality in a well-rounded and engaging biography that covers his success as a stage performer as well as his failure as a movie actor and literary author. The lack of specific citations weakens this account because, as Cox notes, separating fact from fiction in Houdini's life is difficult. Two inserts with archival photographs illustrate the book. Ind.
Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2002

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