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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
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Step into the Gilded Age, where the 1893 Chicago World's Fair dazzled the nation with its "White City" of architectural wonders. As visionary architect Daniel Burnham raced against time to build a utopia of light and innovation, a different kind of genius stalked the city. Dr. H. H. Holmes, a handsome and charismatic killer, used the fair's spectacle as a hunting ground, luring victims to his custom-built "Murder Castle." Erik Larson masterfully intertwines these two shocking, true tales of ambition and evil at the fair that changed America forever.
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