The devil in the white city murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
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Author:
Larson, Erik, 1954-
Series:
Thorndike Press large print peer picks
Published:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2013.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print edition.
Physical Desc:
691 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Reading Level:
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure:
1170L
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A New York Times Bestseller, Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime, A Library Journal Best Book of the Year -- Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. Daniel Hudson Burnham, a renowned architect, was the brilliant director of works for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor, was the satanic murderer of scores of young women in a torture palace built for the purpose near the fairgrounds.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Architects -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
Burnham, Daniel Hudson, -- 1846-1912.
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century.
Large type books.
Mudgett, Herman W., -- 1861-1896.
Serial murderers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
Serial murders -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies.
World's Columbian Exposition -- (1893 : -- Chicago, Ill.).
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781410455765, 1410455769
Reading Level:
UG
Level 9.2, 23 Points
Lexile measure:
1170

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Description
Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. Daniel Hudson Burnham, a renowned architect, was the brilliant director of works for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor, was the satanic murderer of scores of young women in a torture palace built for the purpose near the fairgrounds. Burnham overcame great obstacles to build his White City; Holmes used the attraction to lure women to their deaths. (Bestseller)
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APA Citation (style guide)

Larson, E. (2013). The devil in the white city: murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Larson, Erik, 1954-. 2013. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America. Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Larson, Erik, 1954-, The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America. Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press, 2013.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Larson, Erik. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press, 2013. Print.

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