The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
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Author
Erik Larson
Published
July 18, 2009
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The first is the story of the 1893 Chicago World's
Fair, and this story alone is worth the price of the book. Mr. Larson's
exhaustive research captures the time so well. You'll smell the Cracker
Jacks! I had no idea how much of modern America sprang from the Chicago
World's Fair until I read this book. Wait until you get to the part
about Ferris and his wheel. Great stuff. The second true story in the
book is about a charming serial killer who uses the fair to lure his
female victims to their deaths. In this book we have the very best, and
the very worst, that humanity has to offer, and all in the same place,
and at the same time. It reads like a mystery novel, but it all
happened. You won't be able to put this one down.
