There is a great deal of recent speculation on the life and times of one of magic’s greatest legends, Harry Houdini. It seems that new information has come to light on things that governments don’t like to talk about. Espionage.
In my last post Spirits, Levitation and Sherlock Holmes I described Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as one of the leading figures of the spiritualism movement. I also referenced Harry Houdini but only in passing as one of the great entertainers of that era.
Houdini Handcuff King and Prison Breaker
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