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This is really a great read filled with meticulously researched historical facts and notable people of the time. Even Helen Keller made an appearance at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair! Alternating chapters educate the reader about the enormous undertaking and time constraints of building "The White City" combined with the daily bloodthirsty activities of serial killer Herman Webster Mudgett aka Dr. H. H. Holmes.
Reading about B. H. Burnham's construction of the fair during a time of deadly disease
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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
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