The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
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Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, ©2013.
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Published
Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, ©2013.
Format
Large Type
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691 pages (large print) ; 23.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references.
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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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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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Larson, E. (2013). The devil in the white city: murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America . Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Larson, Erik. 2013. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America. Thorndike Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Larson, Erik. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America Thorndike Press, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Larson, Erik. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America Thorndike Press, 2013.
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