The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America / Erik Larson.
| Author/creator | Larson, Erik, 1954- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st Vintage books ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Vintage Books, 2004, 2003. |
| Description | xi, 447 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America |
| Contents | Evils imminent (a note) -- Prologue : Aboard the Olympic -- Frozen music -- An awful fight -- In the white city -- Cruelty revealed -- Epilogue : The last crossing. |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Performer | Read by Tony Goldwyn. |
| Study program note | Accelerated Reader AR |
| Study program note | Reading Counts RC |
| Awards note | National Book Award for Nonfiction, 2003. |
| Awards note | Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime, 2004. |
| Genre/form | Belletristische Darstellung. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Case studies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Case studies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Etudes de cas. |
| Genre/form | Belletristische Darstellung. |
| ISBN | 9780375725609 |
| ISBN | 0375725601 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780329579296 (Follett Bound) |
| ISBN | 0329579290 (Follett Bound) |
| ISBN | 1606862189 |
| ISBN | 9781606862186 |
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