Harry Houdini Author:Vicki Cobb Biography — Harry Houdini, born Ehrich Weiss, left his home in Wisconsin at the age of 12 to seek his fortune. But the factory work he found was dreary, and young Ehrich longed for excitement. Find out how he went from practicing coin tricks in his spare time to selling out the theaters of Europe--and how this son of poor immigrants transformed... more » himself into the greates magician in the world.
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