The Devil in the White City Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
by Erik Larson
Age band: 18+
Looky Rating System: Violence 4/5, Love & Romance 0/5, Mental Health 2/5, Language 2/5, Substance Use 1/5, Fear / Horror 4/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 0/5, Sci-Fi / Futuristic 0/5, Disability & Neurodiversity 0/5.
Description
Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H.