The Devil in the White City
Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
By Erik Larson
"The Devil in the White City" was published by Vintage Books in February 10, 2004 - New York, USA, it has 464 pages and the language of the book is English.
“The Devil in the White City” Metadata:
- Title: The Devil in the White City
- Author: Erik Larson
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 464
- Publisher: Vintage Books
- Publish Date: February 10, 2004
- Publish Location: New York, USA
“The Devil in the White City” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Social life and customs - Murder - Open Library Staff Picks - Serial murders - Nonfiction - Architects - New York Times bestseller - Case studies - Serial murderers - World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) - Biography - History - World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) (NOBLE)39295 - World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill) - Murder, illinois - Burnham, daniel hudson, 1846-1912 - Chicago (ill.), history - Urban - 20th Century - Serial killers - Mehrfachtäter - Mörder - Belletristische Darstellung - Weltausstellung (1893) - World's Columbian Exposition. fast (OCoLC)fst01405620 - World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) sears - World's Columbian Exposition 1893 Chicago, Ill - Weltausstellung 1893 Chicago, Ill. gnd - Chicago - Chicago (Ill.) - Ji shi xiao shuo - 19th Century - Criminals - New York Times reviewed - Tueurs en série - Biographies - Meurtres en série - Études de cas - Architectes - Histoire - World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80008759 - World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80008759 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n80008759 - Mudgett, Herman W - Illinois Chicago
- People: ➤ Herman W. Mudgett (1861-1896) - Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912) - Henry H. Holmes - Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903)
- Places: Illinois - Chicago - Chicago (Ill.) - mei guo
- Time: 19th century - xian dai
Edition Specifications:
- Format: Paperback
- Weight: 476 grams
- Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 2.5 centimeters
- Pagination: 447 p. : ill., maps
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL7426962M - OL20262W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 54397544
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2002154046
- ISBN-13: 9780375725609
- ISBN-10: 0375725601
- All ISBNs: 0375725601 - 9780375725609
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"The Devil in the White City" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Evils Imminent (A Note)
- 2- Aboard the Olympic
- 3- Frozen Music
- 4- The Black City
- 5- The Trouble is Just Begun
- 6- The Necessary Supply
- 7- Becomingness
- 8- Don’t Be Afraid
- 9- Pilgrimage
- 10- A Hotel for the Fair
- 11- The Landscape of Regret
- 12- Vanishing Point
- 13- Alone
- 14- An awful Fight
- 15- Convocation
- 16- Cuckoldry
- 17- Vexed
- 18- Remains of the Day
- 19- A Gauntlet Dropped
- 20- The Angel from Dwight
- 21- Dedication Day
- 22- Prendergast
- 23- I Want You at Once
- 24- Chappell Redux
- 25- The Cold-Blooded Fact
- 26- Acquiring Minnie
- 27- Dreadful Things Done by Girls
- 28- The Invitation
- 29- Final Preparations
- 30- In the White City
- 31- Opening Day
- 32- The World’s Fair Hotel
- 33- Prendergast
- 34- Night Is the Magician
- 35- Modus Operandi
- 36- One Good Turn
- 37- Nannie
- 38- Vertigo
- 39- Heathen Wanted
- 40- At Last
- 41- Rising Wave
- 42- Independence Day
- 43- Worry
- 44- Claustrophobia
- 45- Storm and Fire
- 46- Love
- 47- Freaks
- 48- Prendergast
- 49- Toward Triumph
- 50- Departures
- 51- Nightfall
- 52- The Black City
- 53- Cruelty Revealed
- 54- Property of H. H. Holmes
- 55- Moyamensing Prison
- 56- The Tenant
- 57- A Lively Corpse
- 58- All the Weary Days
- 59- Malice Aforethought
- 60- The Last Crossing
- 61- The Fair
- 62- Recessional
- 63- Holmes
- 64- Aboard the Olympic
- 65- Notes and Sources
- 66- Bibliography
- 67- Acknowledgments
- 68- Illustration Credits
- 69- Index
Snippets and Summary:
A thousand trains a day entered or left Chicago.
"The Devil in the White City" Description:
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Set against the Chicago World Fair of 1893 two true tales are intertwined; Daniel Hudson Burnham, the architect behind the Fair -- and Henry H. Holmes, the serial killer using the Fair to kill his victims.
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