The Devil in the White City
Author: Erik Larson
CHICAGO, 1893.,ONE MAN BUILT A HEAVEN ON EARTH.,ANOTHER BUILT HELL BESIDE IT.,,The Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 was one of the greats wonders of the world. This is the extraordinary story of its realization, and of two men whose fates it linked: one was an architect, the other a serial killer…,,The architect was Daniel H. Burnham. He created the ‘White City’, a massive, vision….Read More
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