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The devil in the White City

murder, magic and madness at the fair that changed America
Verfasser*in: Suche nach Verfasser*in Larson, Erik
Verfasser*innenangabe: Erik Larson
Jahr: 2004
Verlag: New York, Bantam Books
Mediengruppe: Buch
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Summary The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 was one of the great wonders of the world. This is the extraordinary story of its realization, and of two men Daniel H. Burnham and H.H. Holmes whose fates it linked--Cover.Review Review "Fuses history and entertainment to give the dramatic effect of a novel... this truth really is stranger than fiction" The New York Times "Erik Larson tracks [H H Holmes] with practised journalistic skill... Highly readable" Sunday Telegraph "Captures the spirit of an America bursting with pioneering drive... a gripping book" Independent on Sunday "Bursting with so much vitality you half expect it to jump right out of your hands" Yorkshire Evening Post "An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction" Time OutBiography Erik Larson is a prize-winning journalist for Time Magazine and author of the bestselling Isaac's Storm. He lives in Seattle with his family. To find out more about his latest book and the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 visit www.DevilintheWhiteCity.com

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Verfasser*in: Suche nach Verfasser*in Larson, Erik
Verfasser*innenangabe: Erik Larson
Jahr: 2004
Verlag: New York, Bantam Books
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Systematik: Suche nach dieser Systematik FS.E, GS.RKM
Interessenkreis: Suche nach diesem Interessenskreis Englisch [Sprache]
ISBN: 0-553-81353-6
Beschreibung: 496 S. : Ill., Kt.
Schlagwörter: Mudgett, Herman W., Hendroon, Aarlan W. (Pseudonym), Holmes, H. H. (Pseudonym), Holmes, Henry H. (Pseudonym), Holmes, Henry W. (Pseudonym), Howard, Henry (Pseudonym), Mudgett, Hermann
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Sprache: Englisch
Fußnote: Originally published in Great Britain by Doubleday, 2003.Includes bibliographical references (p. 475-[480]) and index.
Mediengruppe: Buch