Houdini the True Handcuff King by J. C. Cannell

This text details a number of Houdini’s famous tricks and techniques, offering comprehensive explanations of how the master escape artist achieved some of his most baffling and impressive tricks. Complete with detailed descriptions of the feats and information on the man behind them, this is a text that will greatly appeal to those with an interest in Houdini and in escapology in general. The chapters of this book include: ‘Houdini as Handcuffed King’, ‘How He Baffled The Police Forces of The World’, ‘A Russian Prison on Wheels’, ‘Impudent Rival put to Flight’, and ‘The Cleverness of Simplicity’. Many antique books such as this are increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book here complete with a new prefatory biography of Harry Houdini.