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11 de feb. de 2003 · 686,907 ratings40,563 reviews. Author Erik Larson imbues the incredible events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with such drama that readers may find themselves checking the book's categorization to be sure that 'The Devil in the White City' is not, in fact, a highly imaginative novel.
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1 de feb. de 2003 · by Elie Wiesel ; translated by Marion Wiesel. A vivid account of the tragedies and triumphs of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the concurrent depravities of America’s first serial killer.
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10 de feb. de 2003 · THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY. Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America. By Erik Larson. Illustrated. 447 pages. Crown Publishers. $25.95. As part of his research for...
Review This is a compelling story of the popular World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the serial killer who took advantage of it. Set in the late 1800's, David Burnham and H. H. Holmes receive equal attention in alternating chapters between the fair's fascinating architecture and the growth of a heartless killer.
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America is a 2003 historical non-fiction book by Erik Larson presented in a novelistic style. Set in Chicago during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition , it tells the story of World’s Fair architect Daniel Burnham and of H. H. Holmes , a criminal ...
- Erik Larson
- 2003
A young doctor, H. H. Holmes, steps off a train in Chicago, and he enjoys the city because of its smoke, chaos, and ability to hide dark acts. On February 24, 1890, Congress chooses Chicago to host the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, also known as the World’s Fair, and nicknamed the White City.
“A hugely engrossing chronicle of events public and private. Exceedingly well-documented, exhaustive without being excessive, and utterly fascinating. Its joined tales of an urban utopia with a sensational understory of the torture of innocents deserves to be hugely popular.” —Chicago Tribune.
