The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
Title:
The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
Author:
Larson, Erik.
ISBN:
9780375725609
9781417666812
9781606862186
9780609608449
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Edition:
1st Vintage Books ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Vintage Books, 2004.
Physical Description:
xi, 447 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
General Note:
Originally published in hardcover in 2003 by Crown Publishers.
Abstract:
The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others.
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