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The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America / Erik Larson.
Van Pelt Library HV6248.M8 L37 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Larson, Erik.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mudgett, Herman W., 1861-1896.
- Mudgett, Herman W.
- Serial murderers--Illinois--Chicago--Biography.
- Serial murderers.
- Serial murders--Illinois--Chicago--Case studies.
- Serial murders.
- World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.).
- World's Columbian Exposition.
- Illinois--Chicago.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 447 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Crown Publishers, [2003]
- Summary:
- In a thrilling narrative showcasing his gifts as storyteller and researcher, Larson recounts the spellbinding tale of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition and its devious creators. A blend of "Ragtime" and "Silence of the Lambs, The Devil in the White City" is Larson at his best. 6 photos. 1 map.
- Contents:
- Evils imminent
- Prologue, aboard the Olympic (1912)
- Frozen music (Chicago, 1890-1891)
- An awful fight
- In the white city
- Cruelty revealed (1894-5) Property of H.H. Holmes
- Epilogue, the last crossing.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [423]-429) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0609608444
- OCLC:
- 51053561
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