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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54397544 Title: The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America Author: Erik Larson Publisher: New York : Vintage Books, 2004, ©2003. ISBN/ISSN: 0375725601 9780375725609 OCLC:54397544

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The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America

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The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America

Author:	Erik Larson
Publisher:	New York : Vintage Books, 2004, ©2003.
Edition/Format:	Book : English : 1st Vintage Books edView all editions and formats
Summary:	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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Genre/Form:	Belletristische Darstellung Biography Case studies
Named Person:	Herman W Mudgett; Daniel Hudson Burnham; Herman W Mudgett
Material Type:	Internet resource
Document Type:	Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors:	Erik Larson Find more information about:
ISBN:	0375725601 9780375725609
OCLC Number:	54397544
Description:	xi, 447 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.
Contents:	Aboard the Olympic -- Frozen music -- Awful fight -- In the white city -- Cruelty revealed -- Last crossing -- Notes and sources -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration credits -- Index.
Other Titles:	Murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
Responsibility:	Erik Larson.
More information:	Sample text Book review (H-Net) Contributor biographical information Publisher description

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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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