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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
by Erik Larson
ISBN: 0375725601
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· 2022-04-25 ·
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"Devil in the White City" is a very fun read which covers the planning and execution of the Chicago World's fair in 1893. It also is interleaved with a tale of a psychopathic murderer who came to town at the same time.
https://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0...
https://www.amazon.com/Devil-White-City-Madness-Changed/dp/0...