The devil in the white city murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
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Published:
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2013.
Format:
Large Print
Edition:
Large print edition.
Physical Desc:
691 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Lexile measure:
1170L
Status:
Description
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.).
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
Lexile measure:
1170
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
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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