The devil in the white city a saga of magic and murder at the fair that changed america ebook written by erik larson read this book using google play books app on your pc android ios devices download for offline reading highlight bookmark or take notes while you read the devil in the white city a saga of magic and murder at the fair that changed america. In the devil in the white city the smoke romance and mystery of the gilded age come alive as never before two men each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized americas rush toward the twentieth century the architect was daniel hudson burnham the fairs brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the countrys most important structures including the flatiron building in new york and union station in . The devil in the white city a saga of magic and murder at the fair that changed america summary summary station 299 299 publisher description in 1912 daniel burnham and his family are aboard the rms olympic the second largest cruise ship in the world and sister ship to the titanic burnham has gained fame and wealth from aiding in the construction of the worlds fair at chicago . The devil in the white city tells of the great chicago expo on the late nineteenth century and a mass murderer who was operating in the windy city before and after the exhibition i found the preparations for and the building of the expo site much more interesting that the repeated killings carried out by a deranged man in fact the book would have stood up on its own as a testament to the dreams of architects and politicians in bringing this amazing event to chicago well worth reading . The devil in the white city a saga of magic and murder at the fair that changed america the devil in the white city this new york times bestseller intertwines the true tale of the 1893 worlds