01803cam a2200385 4500 214752428 TxAuBib 20101214120000.0 021114s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2002154046 9780609608449 hardcover 0609608444 hardcover DLC DLC DLC ICrlF TxAuBib Larson, Erik. The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America / Erik Larson. 1st ed. New York : Crown Publishers, 2003. xi, 447 p. : ill., maps, music ; 25 cm. Map on endpapers. Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-429) and index. Evils imminent -- Prologue, aboard the Olympic -- Frozen music -- An awful fight -- In the white city -- Cruelty revealed -- Epilogue, the last crossing. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. Kirkus Starred. Tells the parallel stories of Daniel Burnham, the main architect of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and serial killer Henry H. Holmes, discussing the challenges Burnham faced in creating the hugely successful White City, and looking at how Holmes used the opportunities afforded by the fair to lure victims to their deaths. Adult. AR UG 9.2 23.0 106685EN. 20030220. Mudgett, Herman W 1861-1896. World's Columbian Exposition 1893 Chicago, Ill. Serial murders Illinois Chicago Case studies. Serial murderers Illinois Chicago Biography. Homicide Chicago (Ill) Case studies. Murderers Biography.