Ebook {Epub PDF} The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. The No. 1 New York Times bestseller about the architect who led the construction of the great Chicago World’s Fair of , and the prolific serial killer who used the fair as a lure. Just blocks from the fairgrounds, the killer built a hotel of horrors equipped with an acid vat, dissection table and bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 2 mins. The Devil in the White City Erik Larson, Random House pp. ISBN Summary Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. Author Erik Larson imbues the incredible events surrounding the 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/5(K).

"The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson--Nonfiction Review Time for something light and fun, like the Chicago World's Fair of , oh and murder—mustn't forget the murder. Okay, so maybe not so, light and fun, but Erik Larson's "The Devil in the White City" is still a good read. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson depicts that wherever there is good, there is evil as well. The note included by Larson, ¨Evils Imminent¨ depicts this: ¨Beneath the gore and smoke and loam, this book is about the evanescence of life, and why some men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture of sorrow¨ (pg. xi). The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America. Larson, Erik. Published by Crown, ISBN ISBN

The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America. The No. 1 New York Times bestseller about the architect who led the construction of the great Chicago World’s Fair of , and the prolific serial killer who used the fair as a lure. Just blocks from the fairgrounds, the killer built a hotel of horrors equipped with an acid vat, dissection table and crematorium. Book Description (via Goodreads): Author Erik Larson imbues the incredible events surrounding the 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. The Devil in the White City draws the listener 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. Erik Larson’s gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both.