The Magician and the Cardsharp: The Search for America's Greatest Sleight-Of-Hand Artist by Karl Johnson

The Magician and the Cardsharp: The Search for America's Greatest Sleight-Of-Hand Artist

Karl Johnson

349 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous mysterious slow-paced
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"Johnson details exciting anecdotes of scams, hoaxes, and instances of conjuring . . . His stories unfold like magic." --David Blaine, Entertainment WeeklyIn the 1920s, during an era when Americans were crazy for magic, Dai Vernon earned a reputat...

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