10.13.2004
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
by Erik Larson, 390 pgs, hardback
Amazon page
Overall Grade: B+
While this book was very interesting, it just wasn't catchy enough to make my A-list. Anyway, this is an awesome historical work about the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, or Columbian Exhibitition as it was known at the time. You'd be surprised how many things in our American heritage came from that fair. It has colorful descriptions of the problems constructing the fair, behind schedule, overcost, and during an economic downturn. The devil is one, perhaps, two really psycho people, one of whom befriended and murdered young women that found their way to Chicago. I recommend this read to anybody interested in the subjects I described above.
Amazon page
Overall Grade: B+
While this book was very interesting, it just wasn't catchy enough to make my A-list. Anyway, this is an awesome historical work about the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, or Columbian Exhibitition as it was known at the time. You'd be surprised how many things in our American heritage came from that fair. It has colorful descriptions of the problems constructing the fair, behind schedule, overcost, and during an economic downturn. The devil is one, perhaps, two really psycho people, one of whom befriended and murdered young women that found their way to Chicago. I recommend this read to anybody interested in the subjects I described above.
Labels: genre: historical, genre: non-fiction, media: book
