Who Was Harry Houdini? / Tui T. Sutherland

This illustrated biography introduces Harry Houdini, the performer whose escapes from handcuffs, chains, locked cells and trunks made him famous. It follows the career of an entertainer who continually devised new challenges for himself and new spectacles for his audiences. Alongside his stage work, the book introduces Houdini's ventures into film and aviation, showing the range of ambitions behind his public identity as an escape artist.