The devil in the White City

murder, magic and madness at the fair that changed America

by Erik Larson

No cover — Erik Larson: The devil in the White City (2003, Doubleday)

447 pages

English language

Published Jan. 6, 2003 by Doubleday.

OCLC Number:: 156117835

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(24 reviews)

This is the story of the men and women whose lives were irrevocably changed by the Chicago World Fair, and of two men in particular: an architect and a serial killer. Spicing the narrative are the stories of a cast of historical characters including Buffalo Bill, Scott Joplin and Theodore Dreiser.

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5 stars

A captivating look into the United States' late nineteenth century, the Chicago Fair and its influence on the future of architecture, spiced with the history of America's first mass-murderer. I couldn't stop listening, and let a lot of other books languish to get to the end of this one.