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Linking Rings: William W. Durbin and the Magic and Mystery of America by Robenal
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- ISBN
- 9780873388085
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Linking Rings : William W. Durbin and the Magic and Mystery of America
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Political, Political Process / Political Parties, United States / General, American Government / State
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 18 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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"So how to tell of the life of a magician whose vocation was politics? A simple biography was out of the question. All of the hard research led to an idea. Why not travel back in time for one night to meet the old wizard himself in a car ride that actually did take place at the end of his life? Once there, he could tell his story directly to one of his descendants--a transference of family memories that just may have had national significance. Surely a magician could accomplish such a meeting." --from the Preface David Copperfield had this to say about Linking Rings. William W. Durbin, businessman, political activist, and professional magician, was a major figure in Ohio politics during the first half of the twentieth century, serving as the powerful head of the Ohio Democratic Party and as a senior official in the U.S. Treasury under Franklin D. Roosevelt. Durbin's story is that of a political maverick who knew how to manipulate behind-the-scenes activities, especially in Ohio's political arena. He was instrumental in William Jennings Bryan's near-defeat of William McKinley in Ohio, and two decades later he helped Woodrow Wilson reach the White House. Although Durbin's vocation was politics, his passion was magic. One of the nation's premier magicians, who performed on stage as "The Past Master of the Black Art," he was the first elected president of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, a professional organization that has grown since its first convention in Kenton, Ohio, in 1926 to number more than 15,000 members today. Imaginatively told and thoroughly researched, Linking Rings is an engaging biography narrated by James D. Robenalt, Durbin's great-grandson, who places himself with Durbin in a long car ride back to Ohio from Washington, D.C., in February 1937. Fans of magic and those interested in political history will find Linking Rings an engrossing read.
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Publisher
Kent State University Press
ISBN-10
0873388089
ISBN-13
9780873388085
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30230946
Product Key Features
Book Title
Linking Rings : William W. Durbin and the Magic and Mystery of America
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Political, Political Process / Political Parties, United States / General, American Government / State
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F496.D87r63 2004
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2004-000138
Dewey Decimal
977.1/043/092 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
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