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

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Vintage Books, 2004.Description: xi, 447 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780375725609
  • 0375725601
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.15/23/0977311
LOC classification:
  • HV 6248 L334d 2004
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Contents:
Evils imminent -- Prologue, aboard the Olympic -- Frozen music -- An awful fight -- In the white city -- Cruelty revealed -- Epilogue, the last crossing.
Summary: An account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 relates the stories of two men who shaped the history of the event--architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and serial killer Herman Mudgett.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) HV 6248 L334d 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000178397

Evils imminent -- Prologue, aboard the Olympic -- Frozen music -- An awful fight -- In the white city -- Cruelty revealed -- Epilogue, the last crossing.

An account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 relates the stories of two men who shaped the history of the event--architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and serial killer Herman Mudgett.

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