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The Devil in the White City
- 496 pages · about 8 hours
- First published 2003
- 25 editions
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1 About this book
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. Set in Chicago during the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, The Devil in the White City tells the story of the World's Fair architect Daniel Burnham and, and the concurrent story of H. H. Holmes, a criminal figure widely considered the first serial killer in the United States.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Good for readers who want: a true life story, history, and a long read.
- Murder
- Serial murders
- Serial murderers
- Biography
- History
- Architects
- Urban
- 20th century
2 About Erik Larson
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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