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 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 Earther, 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 toegther with a remarkable supporting cast of colourful characters, including as Buffalo Bill, George Ferris, Thomas Edison and some of the 27 million others who converged on the dazzling spectacle of the White City, 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 Uiterlijk 21 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

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 cen Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, maandag in huis .. MEER INFO

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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 24 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: E-book

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 30 september 2010

Aantal pagina's: 496

Ebook Formaat: Adobe ePub

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Erik Larson

Hoofduitgeverij: Transworld Digital

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EAN: 9781409044604

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