The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Larson, Erik
Edgar Award/Honor BookBiographies/AutobiographiesCarnivals/Fairs/ParadesAmerican/U.S. HistoryMurderALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound
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AR Book Level
9.2
AR Points
23
Word Count
120,524
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
106685 EN
About this book
This book tells the parallel stories of Daniel Burnham, the main architect of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and serial killer Henry H. Holmes, who used the opportunities afforded by the fair to lure victims to their deaths.