The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson

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

Erik Larson

496 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime dark informative mysterious slow-paced
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CHICAGO, 1893. ONE MAN BUILT A HEAVEN ON EARTH. ANOTHER BUILT HELL BESIDE IT. The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 was one of the great wonders of the world. This is the extraordinary story of its realization, and of two men whose fates it linked: ...

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informative: 87%

dark: 77%

mysterious: 44%

tense: 25%

challenging: 16%

reflective: 15%

sad: 15%

adventurous: 14%

emotional: 7%

inspiring: 7%

hopeful: 2%

funny: 1%


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