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The magical white city that is Chicago…
My all-time favorite city in the United States. A fair that changed a nation and a serial killer that murdered an un-counted number of women make this read interesting, intriguing and downright wicked.
Daniel Burnham is given the task to create a fair that will change history. This fair is to celebrate Columbus discovering America. Chicago was fighting for the bid from the very beginning. Burnham, along with a team of other brilliant men designed from top t ...more
My all-time favorite city in the United States. A fair that changed a nation and a serial killer that murdered an un-counted number of women make this read interesting, intriguing and downright wicked.
Daniel Burnham is given the task to create a fair that will change history. This fair is to celebrate Columbus discovering America. Chicago was fighting for the bid from the very beginning. Burnham, along with a team of other brilliant men designed from top t ...more
Two stories under one cover.
3 stars on the culmination of Chicago’s Worlds Fair. It was quite detailed and interesting, I lost my focus quite a bit on who was responsible for what. Major kudos to the research into this.
4 stars for the story of the serial killer, Holmes. He was quite a cunning and charismatic character. The details of what he went through to continue to find victims was amazing.
These stories could stand alone. I didn’t find them meshing well.
3 stars on the culmination of Chicago’s Worlds Fair. It was quite detailed and interesting, I lost my focus quite a bit on who was responsible for what. Major kudos to the research into this.
4 stars for the story of the serial killer, Holmes. He was quite a cunning and charismatic character. The details of what he went through to continue to find victims was amazing.
These stories could stand alone. I didn’t find them meshing well.
I "read" this one on audiobook. It was okay. I can't say I'm a history buff, or much interested in architecture, or in late 19th century anything, for that matter. But I had heard great things about this author and how he writes nonfiction like fiction, so I thought I would give it a try. The parts about H.H. Holmes, the serial killer, were often fascinating. I can't believe this man killed so many people and I'd never heard of him! The rest of the story was just okay. Somewhat interesting, but
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Aug 04, 2011
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