Currys UK The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America Author: Erik Larson Hardcover Usually ships in 24 hours Delivery is subject to warehouse availability. Shipping delays may occur if we receive more orders than stock. Our Price: $39.95 Our Sale Price: $27.96 Savings: $11.99 (30%) Ordering is 100% secure . Spend $39 or more at chapters.indigo.ca and your order ships free!. ( Details ) ISBN: 0609608444 Published: February 2003 | Published by Crown From the Publisher Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds—a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium. Burnham overcame tremendous obstacles and tragedies as he organized the talents of Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles McKim, Louis Sullivan, and others to transform swampy Jackson Park into the White City, while Holmes used the attraction of the great fair and his own satanic charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths. 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 Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. In this book the smoke, romance, and mystery of the Gilded Age come alive as never before. Erik Larson’s gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both. About the Author Erik Larson lives in Seattle with his wife, three daughters, a Chinese fighting fish, a dwarf hamster, and a golden retriever named Molly. Info Desk iREWARDS Program About Our Company Affiliate Opportunities Careers Contact Us Corporate Sales Gift Certificates Privacy Policy Shipping Rates Store Locations Wish List chapters.indigo.ca: books Shopping Bag | Account Centre | Wish List | Help iREWARDS Program | Corporate Sales | Store Locations All Products Books DVD Video Gifts Books Advanced Search Search Tips About this Book From the Publisher About the Author Americas Canada Caribbean and West Indies Central America Latin America Mexico Native American North America South America United States Browse Books View all Categories . Books at Chapters and Chapters Bookstore Chapters Langley • Chapters Indigo Ca Coupons • Chapters Online Sale • Chapters Indego • Indigo Canada • Chapters Indigio • Chapters Indigo Book Store • Chapters Indigo Toronto • www.Indigo.com • Chapters Indego • Chapters.Indigo.ca • Indigo Website, Canada • www.Chapters.Indigo.ca • Chapters Langley • Chapters Bookstore Online • Chapters Online Sale • Canadian Stores • Chapters In Montreal • Chapters Pointe Claire • Chapters Book Store Canada • Smiths Bookstore, Canada • Chaptersbooks • Chapters Pointe Claire • Chapters Sudbury • www.Indigo.com • . For more used books and discount textbooks at Chapters Indigo online bookstore, follow this link.