The Devil in the White City
Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
Erik Larson—author of #1 bestseller In the Garden of Beasts—intertwines the
true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the
fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with
nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the
wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction.
“Engrossing . . . exceedingly well documented . . . utterly fascinating.” —
Chicago Tribune
“A dynamic, enveloping book. . . . Relentlessly fuses history and entertainment
to give this nonfiction book the dramatic effect of a novel. . . . It doesn’t
hurt that this truth is stranger than fiction.” —The New York Times
"So good, you find yourself asking how you could not know this already." —
Esquire
“Another successful exploration of American history. . . . Larson skillfully
balances the grisly details with the far-reaching implications of the World’s
Fair.” —USA Today
“As absorbing a piece of popular history as one will ever hope to find.” — San
Francisco Chronicle
“Paints a dazzling picture of the Gilded Age and prefigure the American century
to come.” —Entertainment Weekly
“A wonderfully unexpected book. . . Larson is a historian . . . with a
novelist’s soul.” —Chicago Sun-Times
ERIK LARSON is the author of four national bestsellers: In the Garden of
Beasts, Thunderstruck, The Devil in the White City, and Isaac's Storm, which
have collectively sold more than 5.5 million copies. His magazine stories have
appeared inThe New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's and other
publications and his books have been published in fourteen countries.
Knopf | Vintage5.16"W x 7.96"H x 0.92"D | Paperback2003 | 464 Pages |
978-0-375-72560-9
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