![]() Harry Houdini mesmerized a generation of Americans. ![]() The chapters of this book include: Houdini as Handcuffed King, How He Baffled. I have escaped out of more handcuffs, manacles, and leg shackles than any other human being living. * "Like Earhart herself, this book ought to soar exuberantly into the hearts of its readers. This text details a number of Houdinis famous tricks and techniques. ![]() PRAISE FOR AMELIA EARHART: THIS BROAD OCEAN arely is presented in such a breathtaking, original, and empathetic fashion."- Booklist (starred review) PRAISE FOR ANNIE SULLIVAN AND THE TRIALS OF HELEN KELLER * "Porcellino creates a poetic alternation of words and silences that effectively draws the reader into Thoreau's point of view."- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * "By emphasizing Paige's influence and mythos rather than focusing on details about his life or career, Sturm and Tommaso offer a powerful and unique testimony to his legacy."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) imparts as clear a picture of the aggressive style of black baseball as it does of the realities of life in the rural Deep South in Paige's barnstorming heyday."- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * "This visually powerful, suspenseful, even profound story makes an excellent choice for readers interested in baseball or in the history of race relations."- Booklist (starred review) I have escaped out of more handcuffs, manacles, and leg shackles than any other human. "Sturm's text poignantly conveys the quiet bitterness of his hero, and Tommaso's spare, two-tone drawings brilliantly contrast the physical beauty of the old, rural South with the savagery of its social institutions."- The New York Times Book Review Buy a cheap copy of Houdini: The Handcuff King book by Jason Lutes. PRAISE FOR SATCHEL PAIGE: STRIKING OUT JIM CROW
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