Tells the parallel stories of Daniel Burnham, the main architect of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and serial killer Henry H. Holmes, discussing the challenges Burnham faced in creating the hugely successful White City, and looking at how Holmes used the opportunities afforded by the fair to lure victims to their deaths.
year: 2004, 2003, 2013
call number/section: 364.15, 19001900, 364.1, 1000, 920, 973.8
subjects: mudgett, herman w., 1861-1896, serial murders, chicago, case studies, serial murderers, biography, serial killers, homicide, chicago (ill.), murderers, burnham, daniel hudson, 1846-1912, world's columbian exposition, (1893, chicago, ill.), large type books, architects, chicago (ill.), history, 19th century
Editions
Larson, Erik
Vintage Books (2004)
Tells the parallel stories of Daniel Burnham, the main architect of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and serial killer Henry H. Holmes, discussing the challenges Burnham faced in creating the hugely successful White City, and looking at how Holmes used the opportunities afforded by the fair to lure victims to their deaths.
Schools: 12
Larson, Erik
Crown Publishers (2003)
Tells the parallel stories of Daniel Burnham, the main architect of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and serial killer Henry H. Holmes, discussing the challenges Burnham faced in creating the hugely successful White City, and looking at how Holmes used the opportunities afforded by the fair to lure victims to their deaths.
Schools: 34
Larson, Erik
Large Print Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning (2013)
Tells the parallel stories of Daniel Burnham, the main architect of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and serial killer Henry H. Holmes, discussing the challenges Burnham faced in creating the hugely successful White City, and looking at how Holmes used the opportunities afforded by the fair to lure victims to their deaths.
Schools: 2