The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

"Engrossing . . . exceedingly well documented . . . utterly fascinating." --"Chicago Tribune
""A dynamic, enveloping book. . . . Relentlessly fuses history and entertainment to give this nonfiction book the dramtic effect of a novel. . . . It doesn't hurt that this truth is stranger than fiction."" --The New York Times
""So good, you find yourself asking how you could not know this already." --"Esquire
""Another successful exploration of American history. . . . Larson skillfully balances the grisly details with the far-reaching implications of the World's Fair."--"USA Today
""As absorbing a piece of popular history as one will ever hope to find."--"San Francisco Chronicle
""Paints a dazzling picture of the Gilded Age and prefigure the American century to come."--"Entertainment Weekly
""A wonderfully unexpected book. . . Larson is a historian . . . with a novelist's soul."--"Chicago Sun-Times
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" Engrossing . . . exceedingly well documented . . . utterly fascinating." -- "Chicago Tribune
"" A dynamic, enveloping book. . . . Relentlessly fuses history and entertainment to give this nonfiction book the dramtic effect of a novel. . . . It doesn't hurt that this truth is stranger than fiction." " --The New York Times
"" So good, you find yourself asking how you could not know this already." -- "Esquire
"" Another successful exploration of American history. . . . Larson skillfully balances the grisly details with the far-reaching implications of the World's Fair." -- "USA Today
"" As absorbing a piece of popular history as one will ever hope to find." -- "San Francisco Chronicle
"" Paints a dazzling picture of the Gilded Age and prefigure the American century to come." -- "Entertainment Weekly
"" A wonderfully unexpected book. . . Larson is a historian . . . with a novelist's soul." -- "Chicago Sun-Times
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The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. The Devil in the White City draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others.