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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America - Hardcover
An account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 relates the stories of two men who shaped the history of the event--architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and serial killer Herman Mudgett.
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"Fuses history and entertainment to give the dramatic effect of a novel...this truth really is stranger than fiction" (The New York Times)
"Erik Larson tracks [H H Holmes] with practised journalistic skill...Highly readable" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Captures the spirit of an America bursting with pioneering drive...a gripping book" (Independent on Sunday)
"An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction" (Time Out)
"Bursting with so much vitality you half expect it to jump right out of your hands" (Yorkshire Evening Post)
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"Erik Larson tracks [H H Holmes] with practised journalistic skill...Highly readable" (Sunday Telegraph)
"Captures the spirit of an America bursting with pioneering drive...a gripping book" (Independent on Sunday)
"An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction" (Time Out)
"Bursting with so much vitality you half expect it to jump right out of your hands" (Yorkshire Evening Post)
Chicago, 1893. One man built a heaven on earth. Another built hell beside it...
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- PublisherThorndike Pr
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0786252189
- ISBN 13 9780786252183
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages662
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