The Devil In The White City
murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed america
$27.72
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2004
Summary
The Devil In The White City: A Tale of Two Men at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair
Chicago, 1893. One man built a heaven on earth, the other, hell beside it…
‘An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction’ - TIME OUT
This is the incredible story of two men intertwined with the realization of the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, and its magnificent ‘White City’; one of the wonders of the world.
Daniel H. Burnham, the architec…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553813531 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0553813536 |
| Author: | Erik Larson |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2004 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 30mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Fuses history and entertainment to give the dramatic effect of a novel…this truth really is stranger than fiction
Fuses history and entertainment to give the dramatic effect of a novel…this truth really is stranger than fiction * The New York Times *Erik Larson tracks [H H Holmes] with practised journalistic skill…Highly readable * Sunday Telegraph *Captures the spirit of an America bursting with pioneering drive…a gripping book * Independent on Sunday *An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction * Time Out *Bursting with so much vitality you half expect it to jump right out of your hands * Yorkshire Evening Post *A story that flits effortlessly between the infernal and the inspired * Word *
About The Author
Erik Larson
Erik Larson is a prize-winning journalist and No.1 bestselling author of Isaac’s Storm, The Devil in the White City, Thunderstruck, In the Garden of Beasts and in 2015, Dead Wake - about the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. He lives in Seattle with his family.
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