Gresham, William Lindsay: Houdini, the Man Who Walked Through Walls ©1959 William L. Gresham; Holt, Rinehart, Winston, NY Hardcover, w/dj, 306 pages ©1961 Mcfadden Books, NY Softcover, perfect-bound, 4.25x7", 263 pages

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Comments: a thorough biography of the life of Harry Houdini

Contents (from book ToC):

vii Author's Acknowledgements
1 Prologue—The Shaking Tent

8 1. Discovery by Gaslight
13 2. The Book of Revelations
20 3. The Brothers Houdini
24 4. Magic Island
32 5. A Crowded House
36 6. A Brace of Turkeys
46 7. How Broke Can an Act Get?
54 8. The Beckoning Ghosts
60 9. Jail Break
69 10. In Handcuffs and Chains
77 11. The Way to Get Dough Is to Ask for It
80 12. Young Samson
85 13. Underwater
91 14. In the Name of the Kaiser
96 15. The Impregnable Box
105 16. Grave Matters and an Impatient Throng
115 17. The House of Mystery
126 18. The Big Time at Last
133 19. Jail Cells and an Icy River
142 20. Challenge and Response
150 21. The Miraculous Milk Can
160 22. Quick Study Connoisseur
168 23. The Aeronaut
176 24. Shower of Gold
182 25. Darkness and the Deep
190 26. Through a Brick Wall
199 27. Elephants and Eagles
208 28. A Grim Game
215 29. The Knight’s Tale
225 30. Movie Star or Bust
234 31. “Spooks-a No Come!”
239 32. The Blond Witch of Boston
256 33. Dreams Come True
264 34. Spoiled Egyptian
276 35. The Final Challenge

287 Epilogue—Telegram from Heaven
300 Opinionated Bibliography