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The devil in the white city : murder, magic and madness at the fair that changed America  Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book

The devil in the white city : murder, magic and madness at the fair that changed America

Larson, Erik 1954- (Author).

Summary: Tells the parallel stories of Daniel Burnham, the main architect of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and serial killer Henry H. Holmes, discussing the challenges Burnham faced in creating the hugely successful White City, and looking at how Holmes used the opportunities afforded by the fair to lure victims to their deaths.

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  • ISBN: 9781594136245
  • ISBN: 1594136246
  • Physical Description: 689 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
  • Edition: Large print ed.
  • Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : Large Print Press (Gale, Cengage Learning), 2013, ©2003.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 619-684).
Formatted Contents Note: Evils imminent (a note) -- Prologue: aboard the Olympic -- Frozen music -- An awful fight -- In the white city -- Cruelty revealed -- Epilogue: the last crossing.
Subject: Serial murders Illinois Chicago Case studies
Serial murderers Illinois Chicago Biography
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Burnham, Daniel Hudson 1846-1912
Mudgett, Herman W 1861-1896
Genre: Large print books.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Covington Branch LT 364.15232 M944L 2003 (Text) 33126024977583 Large Print Nonfiction Checked out 05/25/2024
Erlanger Branch LT 364.15232 M944L 2003 (Text) 33126024977575 Large Print Nonfiction Checked out 05/22/2024


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