The devil in the White City : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
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Published
New York : Crown Publishers ;, 2004, c2003.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 447 pages : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 23
Status
Del Norte Public Library - NONFICTION
364 LAR E
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364 LAR E
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Subjects
LC Subjects
19Th Century
Architects
Burnham, Daniel Hudson, -- 1846-1912.
Chicago, IL.
Fear of doctors
History.
Midwest -- Nonfiction
Mudgett, Herman W., -- 1861-1896.
Serial murderers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
Serial murders -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies.
True crime.
World's Columbian Exposition -- (1893 : -- Chicago, Ill.)
Architects
Burnham, Daniel Hudson, -- 1846-1912.
Chicago, IL.
Fear of doctors
History.
Midwest -- Nonfiction
Mudgett, Herman W., -- 1861-1896.
Serial murderers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
Serial murders -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies.
True crime.
World's Columbian Exposition -- (1893 : -- Chicago, Ill.)
More Details
Published
New York : Crown Publishers ;, 2004, c2003.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Accelerated Reader
UG
Level 9.2, 23 Points
Level 9.2, 23 Points
Lexile measure
1170
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his "World's Fair Hotel" just west of the fairgrounds,a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium. Burnham overcame tremendous obstacles and tragedies as he organized the talents of Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles McKim, Louis Sullivan, and others to transform swampy Jackson Park into the White City, while Holmes used the attraction of the great fair and his own satanic charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths. What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake" -- JACKET.
Target Audience
1170,Lexile.
Study Program Information
Reading Counts RC,High School,9.5,25,Quiz: 38592,Guided reading level: BR.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,UG,9.2,23.0,106685.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Larson, E. (20042003). The devil in the White City: murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America (First edition.). Crown Publishers ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Larson, Erik. 20042003. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America. Crown Publishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Larson, Erik. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America Crown Publishers, 20042003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Larson, Erik. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness At the Fair That Changed America First edition., Crown Publishers ;, 20042003.
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