The Erdnase Hunt [PART 3]. Richard Hatch and his search for the author of “The Expert". 

The Erdnase Hunt, part 1
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The Erdnase Hunt, part 2
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0:00 Introduction
2:10 Richard's first encounter with Erdnase
5:34 Arguments against Milton Franklin Andrews
6:28 Finding James DeWitt Andrews
10:59 1999 LA Conference on Magic History
12:30 Arguments against Wilbur Edgerton Sanders
16:15 Finding Edwin Sumner Andrews
21:21 How to find out his height?
24:31 Who is the best candidate?
25:37 Why do we still not know who Erdnase was?
26:00 Why is it important at all?
27:26 Why is learning magic history important?
28:57 The winner of the competition
Richard Hatch
www.richardhatchmagic.com/
www.hatchacademy.com/
This is the third video on Erdnase. I talked to Richard Hatch, a magician and a magic historian who shared his story of finding the author of “The Expert at the Card Table”. He talked about arguments against various theories, walked me through his process of searching for Erdnase and shared his thoughts on why the question of the author’s identity is important and why history of magic matters.
Genii thread on Erdnase
forums.geniimagazine.com/view...
The Man who was Erdnase
Book by Barton Whaley, Jeff Busby, and Martin Gardner, can still be found on ebay
Todd Karr’s upcoming book
www.miraclefactory.net/produc...
Richard´s photo on the thumbnail image was done by Arto Airaksinen.
Photo of Smith, Rosini and Gardner by George Karger.