The devil in the white city, murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America, Erik Larson
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The devil in the white city, murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America, Erik Larson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The devil in the white city
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
54397544
Responsibility statement
Erik Larson
Sub title
murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
Summary
An account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 relates the stories of two men who shaped the history of the event--architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and serial killer Herman Mudgett
Table Of Contents
Aboard the Olympic -- Frozen music -- Awful fight -- In the white city -- Cruelty revealed -- Last crossing -- Notes and sources -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration credits -- Index
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Murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
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Subject
- Serial killers -- Biography
- Biography
- Mehrfachtäter
- Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912
- Mörder
- Serial murders -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies
- Serial murders
- Illinois + Chicago
- Mudgett, Herman W
- Serial murderers
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century
- Architects -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
- Serial murderers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
- Case studies
- Serial Killers -- Case studies
- Nonfiction
- Chicago (Ill.)
- World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill, 1893
- World's Columbian Exposition
- Mudgett, Herman W., 1861-1896
- Belletristische Darstellung
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- Classification2
- Creator1
- Genre4
- Subject21
- Serial killers -- Biography
- Biography
- Mehrfachtäter
- Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912
- Mörder
- Serial murders -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies
- Serial murders
- Illinois + Chicago
- Mudgett, Herman W
- Serial murderers
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century
- Architects -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
- Serial murderers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography
- Case studies
- Serial Killers -- Case studies
- Nonfiction
- Chicago (Ill.)
- World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill, 1893
- World's Columbian Exposition
- Mudgett, Herman W., 1861-1896
- Belletristische Darstellung
- Content1
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