e-branch
Login
My List - 0
Help
Home
My Account/Renew Loans
Community Info
KidSearch
New Catalogue!
Search
Advanced
By Format
By Number
My Searches
Can't Find it?
Find Magazine Articles & more
Problems?
Search:
Title Starts with...
Title Keyword(s)
Author/Performer/Name (Last,First)
Author/Performer/Name Keyword(s)
Subject Starts with...
Subject Keyword(s)
Series Starts with...
Series Keyword(s)
Anyword/Anywhere
List Name Keyword(s)
Refine Search
> You're searching:
Halifax Public Libraries
Item Information
Copy / Holding Information
Library Journal Review
Publisher Weekly Review
More Content
More by this author
Steinmeyer, Jim, 1958-
Subjects
Thurston, Howard, 1869-1936.
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926.
Magicians -- United States -- Biography.
Magic -- United States -- History.
Browse Catalog
by author:
Steinmeyer, Jim, 1958-
by title:
The last greatest ma...
by call number:
793.8092 T545s
Search the Web
Steinmeyer, Jim, 1958-
Thurston, Howard, 1869-1936.
Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926.
Magicians -- United States -- Biography.
Magic -- United States -- History.
MARC Display
The last greatest magician in the world :
Howard
Thurston
versus
Houdini
& the
battles
of the
American
wizards
/ Jim Steinmeyer.
by
Steinmeyer, Jim, 1958-
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2011.
Call #:
793.8092 T545s
Subjects
Thurston
,
Howard
, 1869-1936.
Houdini
, Harry, 1874-1926.
Magicians -- United States -- Biography.
Magic -- United States -- History.
ISBN:
9781585428458 (hbk.)
1585428450 (hbk.)
Alternate title:
Howard
Thurston
versus
Houdini
& the
battles
of the
American
wizards
Howard
Thurston
vs
.
Houdini
& the
battles
of the
American
wizards
Description:
377 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [345]-369) and index.
Summary:
"Everyone knows Houdini--but who was
Thurston
? In this rich, vivid biography of the "the greatest magician in the world," the acclaimed historian of stage magic Jim Steinmeyer captures the career and controversies of the wonder-worker extraordinaire,
Howard
Thurston
. The public's fickleness over magicians has left
Thurston
all but forgotten today. Yet Steinmeyer illustrates how his story is one of the most remarkable in show business. During his life, from 1869 to 1936,
Thurston
successfully navigated the most dramatic changes in entertainment--from street performances to sideshows to wagon tours through America's still-wild West to stage magic amid the glitter of grand theatres. Steinmeyer explores the stage and psychological rivalry between
Thurston
and
Houdini
during the first decades of the twentieth century--a contest that
Thurston
won. He won with a bigger show, a more successful reputation, and the title of America's greatest magician.
Houdini
may hold legendary status for his daredevil feats--but
Thurston
was the public's favorite."--Dustjacket.
Genre:
Biographies.
Holds:
0
Copy/Holding information
Location
Collection
Call No.
Item type
Status
Central Library
Adult Biography
793.8092 T545s
Adult books
Checked in
Add Copy to MyList
Horizon Information Portal 3.24_8902M
© 2001-2013
SirsiDynix
All rights reserved.