"The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson is a fascinating history of late 19th century Chicago as told through the lives of two very different men.
Architect Daniel Burnham was the mastermind behind the highly successful 1893 Worlds Fair while Herman Webster Mudgett AKA H. H. Holmes was one of the worst serial killers in U.S. History.
At the same time as Mr. Burnham was constructing architectural wonders, Mr. Holmes was buiding his monstrous "Castle" in the Chicago suburb of Englewood. Holmes designed the building to enable him to commit mass murder and dispose of the bodies.
The Devil in the White City is a well-written exploration of the light and very dark forces that have created modern America.
Architect Daniel Burnham was the mastermind behind the highly successful 1893 Worlds Fair while Herman Webster Mudgett AKA H. H. Holmes was one of the worst serial killers in U.S. History.
At the same time as Mr. Burnham was constructing architectural wonders, Mr. Holmes was buiding his monstrous "Castle" in the Chicago suburb of Englewood. Holmes designed the building to enable him to commit mass murder and dispose of the bodies.
The Devil in the White City is a well-written exploration of the light and very dark forces that have created modern America.
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