The devil in the white city : murder, magic and madness at the fair that changed America / Erik Larson.
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TextPublication details: Detroit, Mich. : Large Print Press (Gale, Cengage Learning), 2013, ©2003.Edition: Large print edDescription: 689 pages (large print) ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781594136245
- 1594136246
- Mudgett, Herman W., 1861-1896
- Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912
- Serial murderers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
- Serial murders -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies
- Criminals -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century
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Main Library | Large Print NonFiction | 364.1523 L334 | Available | 33111008465607 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Erik Larson, author of #1 bestseller In the Garden of Beasts, intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their deaths. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 619-684).
Tells the parallel stories of Daniel Burnham, the main architect of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and serial killer Henry H. Holmes, discussing the challenges Burnham faced in creating the hugely successful White City, and looking at how Holmes used the opportunities afforded by the fair to lure victims to their deaths.
Evils imminent (a note) -- Prologue: aboard the Olympic -- Frozen music -- An awful fight -- In the white city -- Cruelty revealed -- Epilogue: the last crossing.