The story behind this book is as amazing as the book itself. My old friend, Fred Rickard had been friends with the legendary Floyd Thayer for 32 years. His dream was to write a very personal biography about Floyd and that I would publish it. When Fred died in 1989, his manuscript disappeared and that was that… or so we thought.
Recently, I was looking through the voluminous files of the SAM Hall of Fame (which have been in storage for many years), and much to my surprise, I discovered Fred’s original manuscript. How it got there, no one seemed to know. Hall of Fame chairperson, Kim Hallinger, allowed me to purchase the manuscript so that I could fulfill Fred’s dream.
Within the files of Egyptian Hall Museum, I discovered two original manuscript. The first was a short autobiography by Fred Rickard and the other. an article by Floyd Thayer about his early life in magic. Both of these historical documents, illustrated with numerous rare photographs, have been added to Fred’s book. I took it upon myself to annotate the entirety of the text.
I couldn’t be happier with the finished product. The price is $75 and we will pay the postage on all domestic orders. Click through the photos for a peek inside the book.