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Book Review of The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

The Devil in the White City:  Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
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Erik Larson's exhaustive research into the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition presents a fascinating compendium of facts and social commentary on the tenor of those times. The contrast of the âBlack Cityâ of urban Chicago and the âWhite Cityâ of the Exposition is striking to say the least. The staggering amount of âfirsts,â from the introduction of Cracker Jacks to the Ferris Wheel, is absolutely amazing. Throw in the grisly tale of America's first-known serial killer, Herman Mudgett, aka H.H. Homes, and you are reading an absorbing account of a truly historic American event.