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Title:
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Devil in the White City, The |
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Authors:
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Larson, Erik |
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Genre:
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Non Fiction |
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Pages:
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495 |
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Year:
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2003 |
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Language:
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English |
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Description:
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The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 was one of the great wonders of the world. Woven together, is the story of the architect, Daniel H Burnham who created the incandescent "White City", and the serial killer, HH Holmes who murdered a number of those drawn to Chicago by the fair. Set against the technological marvels of a dream city, these two disparate yet driven men turned the Chicago World's Fair into their playground.
Comments from Groups:Great read. Cleverly put tale of two obsessions. Excellent discussion. Christchurch 064 We enjoyed this book. We found it deeply disturbing and fascinating at the same time. Queenstown 010 This marvellous book should be read by every book group. Read and be amazed. Whanganui 004 This is the best book we have read for quite some time. The whole group enjoyed it. Auckland 206 Fascinating read. Lots of good discussion. Morrinsville 001Greatly enjoyed by most of the group. It lead to excellent discussion. Auckland 060
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Categories:
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Non fiction, Historical, True Crime, USA, Blind Low Vision library |
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Reviews
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By: STEW 001
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2024-03-11 11:23:58 |
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Generally interesting; provided good insight into the development of American society at that time. Good characterisation of historical figures. Not as well written as Larson's more recent books. |
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By: WELL 060
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2020-09-18 14:46:27 |
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Interesting book! |
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By: NORTH 002
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2020-09-18 14:45:57 |
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Mostly enjoyed it. We agreed that there are two stories - the fair and the murderer; the story about the fair was very interesting, the murderer rather gruesome. The juxtaposition made for a good read. |
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By: CHCH 253
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2020-09-18 14:43:31 |
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Those who read it liked it, and liked the fact that it was based on a true story. Some found that creepy. Interesting history. |
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By: GREYT 004
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2020-09-18 14:42:18 |
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The book appeared to miss the mark as either a work of fiction or as an embellished history. A little muddled with too much technical detail for laypeople, and possibly not enough for architects or engineers. |
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By: MTCOOK 001
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2018-10-19 14:29:39 |
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Half the group enjoyed this book. Good discussion re murder!!! |
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By: DUNED 062
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2018-10-19 14:28:53 |
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Fascinating book. Lots of factual information but very readable, if somewhat gruesome. |
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By: WELL 071
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2018-10-19 14:27:18 |
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We felt that it was really two stories that didn't have much of a connection. The writer doesn't give much insight into what motivated the doctor, or any idea of his psychology. Overall, an interesting read nevertheless. |
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By: CHCH 185
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2018-10-19 14:23:05 |
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Great book. Good discussion. |
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