Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Frederick Braue [pronounced BROW-ee] (March 9, 1906 July 3, 1962) was an American journalist by profession and noted for his contribution to the field of card magic. He was a semi-professional magician, specialized in card magic of which he was a master. He also co-authored "Expert Card Technique" with Jean Hugard. Living on opposite sides of the North American continent, Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue wrote their books via correspondence. In the 1940s, Frederick Braue edited a kid's page called Aunt Elsie's Page for the Oakland Tribune newspaper.