The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America / Erik Lar...
The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America / Erik Lar...
The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America / Erik Larson.
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New York : Crown Publishers, c2003.
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N364.1523/114
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English
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Physical content
xi, 447 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Evils imminent -- Prologue, aboard the Olympic (1912) -- Frozen music (Chicago, 1890-1891) -- An awful fight -- In the white city -- Cruelty revealed (1894-5) Property of H.H. Holmes -- Epilogue, the last crossing.
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Publisher
New York : Crown Publishers, c2003.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2003.
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Summary
What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake." "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 Edis...
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The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America / Erik Larson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [423]-429) and index.
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c2003.
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N364.1523/114
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74VK23gLgjAM
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ISBN
0609608444 (hardcover)
9780609608449 (hardcover)
0609608444 (hardcover)
9780609608449
0609608444
9780609608449 (hardcover)
DDC
364.15230977311
MMS ID
991018022399702626
