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The devil in the white city : murder, magic and madness at the fair that changed America Cover Image Large Print Book Large Print Book
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The devil in the white city : murder, magic and madness at the fair that changed America

Larson, Erik 1954- (Author).

Summary: 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.

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  • ISBN: 9781594136245
  • ISBN: 1594136246
  • Physical Description: 689 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
  • Edition: Large print edition.
  • Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : Large Print Press (Gale, Cengage Learning), 2013.
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    • Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 3 / 5.0

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 619-684).
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.

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Subject: Mudgett, Herman W 1861-1896
Burnham, Daniel Hudson 1846-1912
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Serial murderers Illinois Chicago Biography
Serial murders Illinois Chicago Case studies
Criminals Illinois Chicago Case studies
Chicago (Ill.) History 19th century
Genre: Large type books.
Large type books.
Biographies.
True crime stories.

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  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

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Bethlehem Main Library 364.152 (Text) 33062008923915 Large Print Nonfiction Available -
Easton Main Library 364.152 L334d (Text) 31901003977404 Large Print Nonfiction Available -
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