The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America / Erik Larson.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780375725609
- ISBN: 0375725601
- ISBN: 9780329579296
- ISBN: 0329579290
- ISBN: 9781606862186
- ISBN: 1606862189
- Physical Description: xi, 447 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
- Edition: First Vintage books edition.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 2004.
- Copyright: ©2003
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 425-429) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Evils imminent (a note) -- Prologue : Aboard the Olympic -- Frozen music -- An awful fight -- In the white city -- Cruelty revealed -- Epilogue : The last crossing.
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 364.1523 LAR (Text) | 36015000471173 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | 364.1523 LAR (Text) | 36015000471116 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Swansboro Branch Library | 364.1523 LAR (Text) | 36015001031828 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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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.
