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The Devil in the City
Erik Larson
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Description for The Devil in the City
Paperback. The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and its amazing 'White City' was one of the wonders of the world. The architect was Daniel H Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens. This book deals with his life and work. Num Pages: 496 pages, B & W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; 2AB; AMG; BGH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 33. Weight in Grams: 338.
'An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction' TIME OUT
One was an architect. The other a serial killer. This is the incredible story of these two men and their realization of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and its amazing 'White City'; one of the wonders of the world.
The architect was Daniel H. Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens.
The killer was H. H. Holmes, a handsome doctor with striking blue ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780553813531
SKU
V9780553813531
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Erik Larson
Erik Larson is a prize-winning journalist and No.1 bestselling author of Isaac's Storm, The Devil in the White City, Thunderstruck, In the Garden of Beasts and in 2015, Dead Wake - about the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915. He lives in Seattle with his family.
Reviews for The Devil in the City
Fuses history and entertainment to give the dramatic effect of a novel...this truth really is stranger than fiction
The New York Times
Erik Larson tracks [H H Holmes] with practised journalistic skill...Highly readable
Sunday Telegraph
Captures the spirit of an America bursting with pioneering drive...a gripping book
Independent on Sunday
An irresistible page-turner that ... Read more
The New York Times
Erik Larson tracks [H H Holmes] with practised journalistic skill...Highly readable
Sunday Telegraph
Captures the spirit of an America bursting with pioneering drive...a gripping book
Independent on Sunday
An irresistible page-turner that ... Read more