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

464 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced

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In The Devil in the White City, the smoke, romance, and mystery of the Gilded Age come alive as never before. Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rus...

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Moods

informative 89%
dark 79%
mysterious 47%
tense 23%
challenging 15%
reflective 13%
adventurous 12%
sad 11%
emotional 6%
inspiring 5%
funny 1%
hopeful 1%

Pace

slow 54%
medium 41%
fast 4%

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