The Resource The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America, Erik Larson
The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America, Erik Larson
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- Summary
- Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. Daniel Hudson Burnham, a renowned architect, was the brilliant director of works for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor, was the satanic murderer of scores of young women in a torture palace built for the purpose near the fairgrounds
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 691 pages (large print)
- Contents
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- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Frozen Music
- pt. II An Awful Fight
- pt. III In the White City
- pt. IV Cruelty Revealed
- Isbn
- 9781410455765
- Label
- The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
- Title
- The devil in the white city
- Title remainder
- murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
- Statement of responsibility
- Erik Larson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. Daniel Hudson Burnham, a renowned architect, was the brilliant director of works for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor, was the satanic murderer of scores of young women in a torture palace built for the purpose near the fairgrounds
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Larson, Erik
- Dewey number
- 364.1523
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Thorndike Press large print peer picks
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Burnham, Daniel Hudson
- Mudgett, Herman W
- World's Columbian Exposition
- Serial murderers
- Serial murders
- Architects
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Label
- The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America, Erik Larson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Frozen Music -- pt. II An Awful Fight -- pt. III In the White City -- pt. IV Cruelty Revealed
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 691 pages (large print)
- Isbn
- 9781410455765
- Lccn
- 2012043414
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Specific material designation
- large print
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781410455765
- (OCoLC)816499115
- Label
- The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America, Erik Larson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Frozen Music -- pt. II An Awful Fight -- pt. III In the White City -- pt. IV Cruelty Revealed
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 691 pages (large print)
- Isbn
- 9781410455765
- Lccn
- 2012043414
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Specific material designation
- large print
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781410455765
- (OCoLC)816499115
Subject
- Mudgett, Herman W, 1861-1896
- Serial murderers -- Illinois | Chicago -- Biography
- Serial murders -- Illinois -- Case studies
- World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago, Ill
- Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912
- Architects -- Illinois | Chicago -- Biography
- Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century
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- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Social Sciences Books: 2003
- trueEdgar Allan Poe Awards: Best Fact Crime
- trueInternational Horror Guild Awards: Best Nonfiction
- trueLibrary Journal Best Books: 2003
- trueSerial Killers
- trueThe New York Times Best Sellers - Crime and Punishment
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