Spellbinder

The Life of Harry Houdini

By Tom Lalicki

This biography is called Spellbinder The Life of Harry Houdini. It is written by Tom Lalicki. This book is about the life of the most famous magician and escape artist, Harry Houdini.

March 24, 1874. The day when a Jewish baby was born in Budapest, Hungary. This baby's name was Ehrich Weiss. He was the son of Mayer Samuel Weiss and Cecilia Weiss. Ehrich had three brothers, William, Nathan, and Theodore. However, when the family moved to Appletown, Wisconsin, U.S.A., they later had two more sons, Leopold and Gladys in 1878. In 1883 "Ehrich, Prince of Air" performed in a Milwaukee, Wisconsin, backyard. Unfortunately, Ehrich, at the age of 12, ran away to Texas looking for ... Showed first 120 words of 513 Size (words) ...

... Continuing with another 115 out of 513 Size (words) ...men on TV. My sister might rap me up with a rope and tie a knot to see if I could escape. I put on magic shows for my parents with the classics like the floating dollar, the disappearing salt shaker, quarter under glass, and much more. Then I heard about Harry Houdini and was astonished by the stunts he did. I never attempt them. After I read that he died performing one, I would never attempt his stunts. Houdini had a surprising life. I would highly recommend reading about him.

I learned many facts from this book. A fact that surprised me was that Houdini ran away from his family when he was 12 ...Essay still continues 100 more words...