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Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America, by Larson Larson, Erik
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Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson's spellbinding bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men--the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World's Fair, striving to secure America's place in the world; and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. 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.
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Larsons gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of a master builder, a killer, and the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair that obsessed them both. Unabridged. 12 CDs.
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The Devil in the White City (Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America) (Reprint) (Paperback)
Description The 1893 Chicago World's Fair is the setting for this true account of two very different men: the celebrated architect Daniel H. Burnham who designed and supervised the construction of the "White City" around which the fair was built, and H.H. Holmes (born Herman Webster Mudgett), a fiendishly clever serial killer posing as a doctor who murdered scores of people, mostly young women, in his World's Fair Hotel, which contained a gas chamber and a handy crematorium for disposing of his victims...
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We found 109 used copies, 20 new copies, and 2 collectible copies of this book. (Show all copies of ISBN 9780375725609)
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The Devil in the White City (Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America) (Illustrated) (Hardcover)
Description The 1893 Chicago World's Fair is the setting for this true account of two very different men: the celebrated architect Daniel H. Burnham who designed and supervised the construction of the "White City" around which the fair was built, and H.H. Holmes (born Herman Webster Mudgett), a fiendishly clever serial killer posing as a doctor who murdered scores of people, mostly young women, in his World's Fair Hotel, which contained a gas chamber and a handy crematorium for disposing of his victims...
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America (0375725601)
Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson's spellbinding bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men--the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World's Fair, striving to secure America’s place in the world; and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. 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.
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We found 68 used copies, 7 new copies, and 2 collectible copies of this book. (Show all copies of ISBN 9780609608449)
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The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
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The Devil in the White City (Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America) (Volume 12) (Unabridged) (Compact Disc)
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, Madness, and the Fair That Changed America
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America, Eric Larson Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson's spellbinding bestseller intertwines the true tale of two men--the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World's Fair, striving to secure America's place in the world; and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted...
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Books)
General History - Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America s rush toward the twentieth century. The ... - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (Books)
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Anonymous death came early and often. Each of the thousand trains that entered and left the city did so at grade level. You could step from a curb and be killed by the Chicago Limited. Every day on average two people were destroyed at the city's rail crossings. Their injuries were grotesque. Pedestrians retrieved severed heads. There were other hazards. Streetcars fell from drawbridges. Horses bolted and dragged carriages into crowds. Fires took a dozen lives a day. In describing the fire dead, the...
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Investigative reporter Erik Larson unearths the lost history of the 1893 World's Fair and of a madman who grimly parodied the fair's achievements. The "White City" was a magical creation constructed upon Chicago's swampy Jackson Park by a roster of architectural stars, including Daniel H. Burnham, Frederick Olmstead, and Louis Sullivan. Drawing 27 million visitors in six months, the fair gathered the era's brightest intellectual lights and launched innovations like Juicy Fruit gum, Cracker Jacks...
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Books. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
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This digital document is an article from Reviewer's Bookwatch, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 987 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America.(Book Review) Author: Craig...
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