The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
Erik LarsonPublished2004
Pages464
Formatpaperback
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Synopsis
For use in schools and libraries only. An account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 relates the stories of two men who shaped the history of the event: architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and serial killer Herman Mudgett.
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About Erik Larson
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Erik Larson
Born 1954
Erik Larson is the author of the international bestseller Isaac's Storm won an Edgar Award for fact-crime writing. His latest book, In the Garden of Beasts: Love Terror and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin, has been acquired for publication in 20 countries and optioned by Tom Hanks for a feature film. Erik is a former features writer for The Wall Street Journal and Time. His magazine stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's and other publications. Source: Goodreads.com
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