The Devil in the White City
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Narrated by:
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Scott Brick
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By:
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Erik Larson
About this listen
One was an architect. The other a serial killer. This is the incredible story of these two men and their realization of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and its amazing 'White City'; one of the wonders of the world.
The architect was Daniel H. Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens.
The killer was H. H. Holmes, a handsome doctor with striking blue eyes. He used the attraction of the great fair—and his own devilish charms—to lure scores of young women to their deaths.
While Burnham overcame politics, infighting, personality clashes and Chicago's infamous weather to transform the swamps of Jackson Park into the greatest show on Earth, Holmes built his own edifice just west of the fairground. He called it the World's Fair Hotel.
In reality it was a torture palace, a gas chamber, a crematorium.
These two disparate but driven men are brought to life in this mesmerizing, murderous tale of the legendary Fair that transformed America and set it on course for the twentieth century . . .
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- Stephen
- 24-06-24
Smarter Every Day
I only ordered this title because Destin recommended it.
it was actually really interesting though.
I was surprised to learn (about half way through) that it was not a work of fiction.
It was an interesting window to a place I've never been in a time beyond living memory.
I enjoyed it and I'd recommend it, although a few parts describe murder which was a bit dark, so maybe not good for kids.
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- Georgia Fancett
- 23-07-24
Masterpiece
Who would imagine that the story of a trade fair could be so riveting? This writing at it's very best!
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