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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.
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- ISBN: 0375725601
- ISBN: 9780375725609
- ISBN: 9780329579296
- ISBN: 0329579290
- ISBN: 1606862189
- ISBN: 9781606862186
- Physical Description: xi, 447 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm
- Edition: 1st Vintage books ed.
- Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 2004, ©2003.
Contents / Notes
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references 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. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Tony Goldwyn. |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR UG 9.2 23.0 106685. Reading Counts RC High School 9.5 25 Quiz: 38592 Guided reading level: BR. |
| Awards Note: | National Book Award for Nonfiction, 2003. Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime, 2004. |
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| Genre: | Belletristische Darstellung. Biographies. Case studies. Biographies. Case studies. Belletristische Darstellung. |
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