He permitted himself to be thrown, manacled, into the Hudson River to be nailed into packing cases and lowered into the ocean to be suspended by the ankles, strait-jacketed, hundreds of feet above the ground - and in every case escaped easily. Many of his fabulous escapes, indeed, now sound more like legend than history, yet they really happened. 155 illustrations.īook Synopsis Harry Houdini's fame is secure as the greatest magician of modern times. He also gives instructions for eye-catching tricks, as well as other fascinating material. About the Book Houdini shares secrets of how he escaped numerous death-defying stunts and exposed a variety of fake spiritualists.
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