which revolves around Dr. H. H. Holmes, a serial killer and the man behind the “Murder Castle” at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, and Daniel H. Burnham, a demanding, but brilliant architect who races to make
Erik Larson has organized The Devil in the White City chronologically, alternating between the construction of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair and the evolution of a serial killer. In doing so, Larson is able to explore the details of the fair in-depth, while keeping the interest of the read...
Holmes, the notorious serial killer, the other about the creation of the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. The mere fact that these two stories are being told together encourages us to compare them and compare their characters. When we do so, we notice a few things. First, there is some ...
Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America The No. 1New York Timesbestseller about the architect who led the construction of the great Chicago World’s Fair of 1893, and the prolific serial killer who used the fair as a lure. Just blocks from the fairgrounds, the killer ...
A documentary chronicling Chicago’s 1893 World Fair – the Columbian Expositions, and America’s first serial killer H.H. Holmes, who murdered as many as 100 people during the fair. Chicago was known as ‘White City’ because of its majestic white buildings; jewels of the fair designed by...
and trap doors. He had pipes that were connected to some rooms to a gas tank located in the basement. He also had a lab in the basement where he dissected his victims. During the 1893 Chicago’s World’s Fair, tourists and young women had rented rooms in Holmes’s castle. The people...
yet connected plot lines and attempts to fill in some of the gaps left by history. One plot line centers on Daniel Burnham, the architect who builds the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. The other plot line focuses on character H.H. Holmes, the serial killer who exploits the fair to find his...
Thesis: In the Chicago World Fair of 1893 America got its first serial killer H. H. Holmes. He used his hotel the ‘’Murder Castle” to hide what he was doing since guest for the event would check in and no one would notice the deaths with such a huge event. Inside of the event...
Madness in the White City examines the construction and success of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair which featured electricity, a Ferris Wheel, and the remarkable "White City". It also examines the life and murders of serial killer H.H. Holmes who used the World Fair to acquire victims who ...
First published in 2004, “The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America” tells the story of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, following ambitious architect Daniel H. Burnham and the murders of serial killer Dr. H. H. Holmes...