The Devil In The White City

An architect works to build up the 1893 world s fair while the serial killer h.

The devil in the white city. 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. The devil in the white city is a literary nonfiction novel that spans the years surrounding the building of the 1893 chicago world s fair also known as the world s columbian exposition which was designed to commemorate the landing of columbus in america. The devil in the white city in 1912 daniel h. Murder magic and madness at the fair that changed america crown publishers isbn 0 609 60844 4 is a 2003 historical non fiction book by erik larson presented in a novelistic style.

He conjures the chicago of the late nineteenth century so clearly that he might be documenting events that occurred yesterday. The black city now welcomed them back on the eve of winter with filth starvation and violence holmes story closes out with holmes finally getting tripped up in an insurance swindle and an intrepid pinkerton detective following the clues to prove that holmes was a child killer among. 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. The white city had drawn men and protected them.

The book is based on real characters and events. The devil in the white city. Burnham the lead architect and director of works for the world s columbian exposition of 1893 cruises with his family overseas on the olympic but is confined to his room much of the time because of physical ailments. Anthony thomas edison archduke francis ferdinand and others.

Holmes uses the fair to attract and kill women. The stories about the design organization and construction of the 1893.