Carter Beats the Devil

Carter Beats The Devil is a historical mystery thriller novel by Glen David Gold The 1920s was a golden age for stage magic and Charles Carter is an American stage magician at the height of his fame and powers. At the climax of his latest touring stage show, Carter invites United States President Warren G. Harding on to stage to take part in his act. In front of an amazed audience, Carter proceeds to chop the president into pieces, cut off his he... More

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  • Aug 16, 2001

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Glen David Gold

Glen David Gold (born 1964) is known as the author of Carter Beats the Devil, a fictionalized biography of Charles Joseph Carter (1874–1936), an American illusionist performing from c.1900-1936 and Sunnyside. He writes in a narrative style, and the book was hailed as a very respectable venture into...

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