The Devil in the White City
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America is a 2003 non-fiction book by Erik Larson presented in a fictional style.
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[edit] Summary
The Devil in the White City tells the story of the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893 to commemorate Columbus's discovery of America. The Devil in the White city intertwines the true tale of two men: Daniel Burnham and H. H. Holmes[1]
[edit] Burnham and the Architects
- Daniel Burnham: the chief architect behind the World's Fair.
- Charles McKim
- George Post
- Richard Morris Hunt
- Frederick Law Olmsted
[edit] Holmes and Others
- Herman Webster Mudgett aka Dr. H. H. Holmes: a serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death.
- Clara A. Lovering: Holmes's first wife
- Myrta Z. Belknap: Holmes's second wife
- Lucy Holmes: Holmes's daughter with Myrta
- Georgiana Yoke: Holmes's third wife
- Julia Smythe: and employee and lover of Holmes. Wife of Ned Connor.
- Ned Connor: husband to Julia Smythe
- Benjamin Pitezel: business associate of Holmes.
[edit] About the Author
[edit] Awards
- 2004 Edgar Award Winner for Best Fact Crime
- 2003 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction
[edit] Book Details
- ISBN 9780375725609
- Author: Larson, Erik
- Publisher: Random House
- Location: New York
- Copyright: 2004
[edit] External links
- Official Random House page for the book
- Interactive Guide to the World's Columbian Exposition
- World's Columbian Exposition : Paul V. Galvin Digital History Collection
- A hypertextual exploration of Chicago's World's Fair of 1893
- A collection of photographs and commentary from the fair ( beware of pop-up ads)
- Biography of Daniel Burnham with links to landmark buildings that remain.
- A description of Holmes's murders and method of murder.
- Chicago Historical Society
- Chicago, City of the Century An extensive interactive history of Chicago from PBS.
- Chronological History of Chicago
