The The Right Way to Do Wrong by Harry Houdini

The The Right Way to Do Wrong by Harry Houdini

This volume contains a wealth of information on the methods and history of various criminal art forms such as pick-pocketing, burglary, confidence tricksters and much more by legendary escapologist Harry Houdini. This is a fascinating publication highly recommended for those interested in the techniques and practices of the old fashioned criminal.

Harry Houdini (1874 – 1926) was born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary, and immigrated to the United States to pursue a career as a circus trapeze artist. Starting around 1900, Houdini's spectacular escapes from shackles, ropes, and handcuffs, as well as from numerous secured containers, gained him an international renown. He permitted himself to be suspended in a straitjacket, head down, about 75 feet above earth, in front of hundreds of people, and then liberated himself. He became so well-known that he appeared in motion pictures from 1916 to 1923, demonstrating his incredible abilities. Houdini battled against mind readers, mediums, and others who claimed supernatural abilities in his final years. He claimed that they were charlatans who created all of their results using natural methods and techniques.

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ISBN 13	9780486834061
ISBN 10	0486834069
Title	The The Right Way to Do Wrong
Author	Harry Houdini
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc.
Year published	2019-04-26
Number of pages	80
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