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Harry Houdin: "The Great Polynational Mimic"    by Tom Interval
Price: Free! 4800 words. Language: English. Published on September 30, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Other biographies.

Introducing Harry Houdin—one of the most versatile performers you've never heard of. Born decades before the great Harry Houdini, he toured Australia and New Zealand between 1860 and 1863 with a one-man act featuring drawing-room magic and international impersonations done to song and dance. Students of magic history will enjoy this first formal work of research on the "polynational" entertainer.
Three Governors From Greensboro, Alabama    by Jabe Fincher, Jr
You set the price! 6460 words. Language: English. Published on February 15, 2012. Nonfiction » History » Modern / 19th Century.

Three citizens of Greensboro, Alabama have gone on to become governor of that state. This book chronicles the lives of Israel Pickens, John Gayle, and Thomas Seay, all from the small Alabama town of Greensboro.