The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America
Erik Larson.
- 1st ed.
- New York : Crown Publishers, c2003.
- xi, 447 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Trade paperback issued by Vintage, 2004. Map on lining papers.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [425]-429) and index.
Evils imminent -- Prologue, aboard the Olympic -- Frozen music -- An awful fight -- In the white city -- Cruelty revealed -- Epilogue, the last crossing.
A vivid account of the tragedies and triumphs of the 1893 Worlds Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the concurrent depravities of Americas first serial killer.