Masters of Illusion

America: Facts vs. Fiction Season 2 Episode 8

Overview:
Much of what we know about America's showmen is myth, not truth. Discover how Harry Houdini didn't die escaping from his famous torture cell - and how P.T. Barnum doubled his profits by manufacturing doubt about the authenticity of his own exhibits.

Genre : Documentary, War & Politics, Reality

Actors : Jamie Kaler

Release Date : 2014-11-25

Duration : 22 menit

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Other Episodes (Season 2)

Fool's Gold
1. Fool's Gold
Last Man Standing
2. Last Man Standing
Lost at Sea
3. Lost at Sea
Booze and Bullets
4. Booze and Bullets
Patton and Grant
5. Patton and Grant
Red, White and True?
6. Red, White and True?
Wartime Rosies
7. Wartime Rosies
Masters of Illusion
8. Masters of Illusion
Seeing Isn't Believing
9. Seeing Isn't Believing
What Happens in Vegas...
10. What Happens in Vegas...
Conquering the Sky
11. Conquering the Sky
Engineering the Impossible
12. Engineering the Impossible

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