The Magician and the Cardsharp: The Search for America's Greatest Sleight-of-Hand Artist
This book evokes two legends, one in search of the other. The first is Dai Vernon, the long-lived (1894-1992) magician who was renowned as "the man who fooled Houdini." While swapping secrets with a Mexican gambler during the Depression, Vernon heard of a mystery man whose mastery of the deck was...
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This book evokes two legends, one in search of the other. The first is Dai Vernon, the long-lived (1894-1992) magician who was renowned as "the man who fooled Houdini." While swapping secrets with a Mexican gambler during the Depression, Vernon heard of a mystery man whose mastery of the deck was so consummate that locals called him "the greatest cardsharp of all time." This magic aficionado couldn't resist the lure: He set out on a pilgrimage through shady lanes and back alleys in the Midwest. Karl Johnson's re-creation of Vernon's colorful quest is a tribute to one man's unquenchable obsession.
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Format: ebook
ASIN: 9780805074062
Publish date: 01-01-1970
Publisher: Holt, Henry & Company, Inc.
Edition language: English
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