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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780385602730
Format: Import
ISBN: 0385602731
Label: Doubleday UK
Manufacturer: Doubleday UK
Publication Date: 2003
Publisher: Doubleday UK
Sales Rank: 1897733
Studio: Doubleday UK
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Rating:  - this book was a bestseller for good reason
This is an excellent book which stands out amongst true crime books as one of the best.The author handles a gruesome topic without making the reader feel depressed.Every aspect of the crime is examined while the writer illuminates an historical perspective which is fascinating.
Rating: - Devil in the White City
Great historical prosective of a wonderful city everyone claims to know..but doesn't know that much history about!
Rating:  - The Chicago World's Fair Era
This book is about two subjects: the 1892 Chicago World's Fair, and the murderer who killed scores of young women while operating a rooming house. [What a combination!] There is no Index, the Bibliography lists many old books that few can easily reference. I wonder how many readers know anything about the 1890s? They were not "The Good Old Days"; they had the worst depression of the 19th century. The first error is "a young woman named Borden killed her parents". Surely not the exonerated Lizzie? ... Read More
Rating: - Highly Rated for History Fans
For this reviewer The Devil in the White City was a noteworthy reading experience. Like his other book Isaac's Storm I was exposed to events and experiences of America's history that were completely unknown to me. As a reader of history my goal is the acquisitions of new information and perspectives, which this book fulfilled. I found the details of the enormous construction project build with late 19th Century technology most noteworthy. I wish the published had included more photos and maps of the ... Read More
Rating:  - A bit tedious at times, but worth a read - esp if you like architectural history
It took me 2 weeks to get through this book. Mainly because it's been crazy in my life lately, but also because this is, in some ways, a dry book. I was fascinated by the architecture and building practices of the time. The history of foundations in the Chicago area, the time/effort/labor it took, all that stuff interested me. BUT it did seem to drag on and on at times. The Holmes connection wasn't really connected, it happened at the same time and I think the fair only allowed him to get away with it ... Read More
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