Devil in the white city

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He used the attraction of the great fair - and his own devilish charms - to lure scores of young women to their deaths.

These two disparate but driven men are brought to life in this mesmerizing, murderous tale of the legendary Fair that transformed America and set it on course for the twentieth century .

'An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction' TIME OUT

One was an architect. The other a serial killer. This is the incredible story of these two men and their realization of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and its amazing 'White City'; one of the wonders of the world.

The architect was Daniel H. Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens.

The killer was H. H. Holmes, a handsome doctor with striking blue eyes. He used the attraction of the great fair - and his own devilish charms - to lure scores of young women to their deaths.

While Burnham overcame politics, infighting, personality clashes and Chicago's infamous weather to transform the swamps of Jackson Park into the greatest show on Earth, Holmes built his own edifice just west of the fairground. He called it the World's Fair Hotel.

In reality it was a torture palace, a gas chamber, a crematorium.

These two disparate but driven men are brought to life in this mesmerizing, murderous tale of the legendary Fair that transformed America and set it on course for the twentieth century . . .

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The Devil in the White City

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A compelling account of the chicago world s fair of 1893 brings together the divergent stories of two very different men who played a key role in shaping the history of the event visionary architect daniel h burnham who coordinated its construction and dr henry h holmes an insatiable and char Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 besteld, morgen in huis .. MEER INFO

The Devil in the White City

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The chicago world s fair of 1893 and its amazing white city was one of the wonders of the world this is the incredible story of its realization and of the two men whose fates it linked one was an architect the other a serial killer the architect was daniel h burnham the driving force behind Direct beschikbaar .. MEER INFO

The Devil in the White City

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Erik larson author of 1 bestseller in the garden of beasts intertwines the true tale of the 1893 world s fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their deaths combining meticulous research with nail biting storytelling erik larson has crafted a narrative with Uiterlijk 15 november in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 01 april 2004

Aantal pagina's: 496

Illustraties: Met illustraties

Hoofdauteur: Erik Larson

Hoofduitgeverij: Bant

Originele titel: The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, Madness, and the Fair That Changed America

Editie: New ed

Product breedte: 129 mm

Product hoogte: 34 mm

Product lengte: 198 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 129 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 44 mm

Verpakking lengte: 201 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 949 g

EAN: 9780553813531

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