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Sarah
Two really interesting stories about the Chicago World's Fair, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Columbus discovering the new world (and, the inventions debuted at the fair that we take as commonplace now), and the serial killer H.H. Holmes. Was sad to learn the story of Olmsted, famous for his parks and gardens. And, the story of the Ferris wheel inventor...

You'll like this book if you like any of Larson's others, or like non-fiction told like fiction.

Audiobook narrator was just okay for me
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