Allusions/references To Other Works
Carter Beats The Devil refers to many famous magic acts of the early twentieth century, and contains reprints of many theatrical posters from magic acts of the period.
In the afterword of the book, author Glen David Gold credits the writings of Nevil Maskelyne, David Devant, Robert Houdin, Howard Thurston, F. B. Nightingale, Augustus Rapp, T. Nelson Downs, James Randi, Harry Kellar, Ottawa Keyes, Ricky Jay and Walter Gibson.
The author also credits Carter the Great by Mike Caveney as a non-fiction biography of the real Charles Joseph Carter.
Other books the author mentions using for research include:
- The Illustrated History of Magic by Milbourne Christopher
- Curious Punishments of Bygone Days by Alice Morse Earle
- The Madams of San Francisco by Curt Gentry
- The Technology of Orgasm by Rachel P. Maines
- Harpo Speaks by Harpo Marx
- Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater by David Price
- The Shadow of Blooming Grove: Warren G. Harding in His Times by Francis Russell
- Houdini!!!: The Career of Ehrich Weiss by Kenneth Silvermann
- Starling of the White House by Edmund Starling
- The American Black Chamber by Herbert Yardley
A number of traditional songs are sung in Carter Beats The Devil including "What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor?", "Blow the Man Down", "Sugar In The Hold" and "Good-bye Fare Thee Well", though only the lyrics of the first song are actually reprinted.
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