Book Detail

Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

ISBN: 9781594136245

Contributors: Larson, Erik (Author)

Publisher: Large Print Press, 2013

Binding: Paperback (Readerbound Available)

Retail: $17.99

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1 copy: $14.39
2+ copies: $14.39

Description

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.

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