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11 feb 2003 · The Devil in the White City draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others.
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America is a 2003 nonfiction historical thriller by American journalist Erik Larson. The book revisits the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, following the stories of two very different history-making men: Daniel Hudson Burnham, the architect of the fair, and H. H. Holmes, the notorious serial killer.
25 feb 2003 · Chicago's World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 had a lot to prove. Following 1889's wildly successful Exposition Universelle, the Paris World's Fair which startled attendees with far-flung wonders ...
What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake. The Devil in the White City draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas ...
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America Paperback – 10 February 2004 by Erik Larson (Author) 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 25,345 ratings
- Erik Larson
My main bone of contention with this book is that it should have been titled "The White City, Featuring The Devilish H.H. Holmes." It really a historical account of the work (and people) that went into the creation of the Chicago World Fair in the late 1800s, rather than a focus on H.H. Holmes.That being said, I really did enjoy this book.
- Erik Larson
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America Large Print Americana series ed Thorndike Press large print peer picks: Author: Erik Larson: Edition: reprint, large print: Publisher: Thorndike Press, 2013: ISBN: 1594136246, 9781594136245: Length: 689 pages: Subjects
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