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Biography of Captain Gilbert S. Aleman's, a.k.a. Al Mann, early part of his life.
You may know Al Mann only as magician and mentalist. He was also a master mariner, a captain in the merchant marines, who spent years on the sea. This is an autobiographical account of his life before he became a mentalist. There is some mention of gambling, John Scarne, and how Al Mann got into magic, which may be of particular interest to magicians.
Chapter I First Impressions
Chapter II Rumors of War
Chapter III The School
Chapter IV Of Pins and Heroes
Chapter V Through the Golden Gate
Chapter VI Passage To Pango
Chapter VII The Southern Cross
Chapter VIII Samoa
Chapter IX Into the Antipodes
Chapter X The War Zone
Chapter XI Anchors Aweigh
Chapter XII Of Wars and Dreams
Chapter XII Alpha and Omega
Chapter XIV Furicanes
Chapter XV In The Eye of the Storm
Chapter XVI The Liberators
Chapter XVII The Battle For Leyte Gulf
Chapter XVIII Thanksgiving Day
Chapter XIX The Sea Hike
In Memoriam
You may know Al Mann only as magician and mentalist. He was also a master mariner, a captain in the merchant marines, who spent years on the sea. This is an autobiographical account of his life before he became a mentalist. There is some mention of gambling, John Scarne, and how Al Mann got into magic, which may be of particular interest to magicians.
Chapter I First Impressions
Chapter II Rumors of War
Chapter III The School
Chapter IV Of Pins and Heroes
Chapter V Through the Golden Gate
Chapter VI Passage To Pango
Chapter VII The Southern Cross
Chapter VIII Samoa
Chapter IX Into the Antipodes
Chapter X The War Zone
Chapter XI Anchors Aweigh
Chapter XII Of Wars and Dreams
Chapter XII Alpha and Omega
Chapter XIV Furicanes
Chapter XV In The Eye of the Storm
Chapter XVI The Liberators
Chapter XVII The Battle For Leyte Gulf
Chapter XVIII Thanksgiving Day
Chapter XIX The Sea Hike
In Memoriam
