![]() He devised and erected the World's Fair Hotel, complete with crematorium and gas chamber, near the fairgrounds and used the event as well as his own charismatic personality to lure victims.Ĭombining the stories of an architect and a killer in one book, mostly in alternating chapters, seems like an odd choice but it works. Holmes, who is believed to be responsible for scores of murders around the time of the fair, are equally remarkable. His efforts to complete the project, and the fair's incredible success, are skillfully related along with entertaining appearances by such notables as Buffalo Bill Cody, Susan B. In a short period of time, he was forced to overcome the death of his partner and numerous other obstacles to construct the famous "White City" around which the fair was built. ![]() Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor.īurnham's challenge was immense. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, and H.H. ![]() Larson tells the stories of two men: Daniel H. Author Erik Larson imbues the incredible events surrounding the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with such drama that readers may find themselves checking the book's categorization to be sure that 'The Devil in the White City' is not, in fact, a highly imaginative novel. ![]()
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