notes on this book
I'm reading this now....(1/29) -- wow....it is interesting b/c one chapter will be on the planning and building of the Chicago World Fair...then next will be on what the serial killer is doing at the same time....
I'm enjoying all the history of the project especially b/c some of these architects are soooo famous...and have designed and constructed MUCH of NYC where I live!!
-- Burnham designed the Flatiron building here in NYC...
-- Olmstead is one of the designers of Central Park & Prospect Park....
TOO FUN!!!
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson
Erik Larson
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. Larson tells the stories of two men: Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the fair's construction, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer masquerading as a charming doctor. Burnham's challenge was immense. In a short period of time, he was ... read more
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