The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that changed America by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that changed America

Erik Larson

nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced

424 pages | first published 2003

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The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and its amazing 'White City' was one of the wonders of the world. This is the incredible story of its realization, and of the two men whose fates it linked: one was an architect, the other a serial killer. The arch...
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