Bibliograph

The devil in the white city, murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America, Erik Larson

Type

Label

The devil in the white city, murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America, Erik Larson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 619-684)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The devil in the white city

Medium

large print

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

816499115

Responsibility statement

Erik Larson

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print peer picks

Sub title

murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America

Summary

Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. Daniel Hudson Burnham, a renowned architect, was the brilliant director of works for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor, was the satanic murderer of scores of young women in a torture palace built for the purpose near the fairgrounds. Burnham overcame great obstacles to build his White City; Holmes used the attraction to lure women to their deaths. (Bestseller)

Table Of Contents

Aboard the Olympic -- Frozen music -- An awful fight -- In the white city -- Cruelty revealed -- The last crossing

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