Download or read book The Magician and the Cardsharp written by Karl Johnson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-08-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography set against the backdrop of Depression-era America traces the efforts of famed magician Dai Vernon, who wandered the backroads and shady underworld of the Midwest in search of a mysterious, legendary cardsharp.