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This page is about the non-fiction author. For the comic book writer, see Erik Larsen; for the Disney animator, see Eric Larson.


Erik Larson (born January 3, 1954) is an American author. He has written Isaac's Storm (1999), about the experiences of Isaac Cline during the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, Murder, Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America (2003), about the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago and a series of murders by H. H. Holmes that were committed in the city around the time of the Fair, and Thunderstruck, which intersperses the story of Hawley Harvey Crippen with the story of Guglielmo Marconi and the invention of radio. The Devil in the White City won the 2004 Edgar Award in the Best Fact Crime category.

He is a former features writer for The Wall Street Journal and Time magazine, where he is still a contributing writer. His magazine stories have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, and other publications. He is the author of two previous books, Lethal Passage: The Story of a Gun (1994) and The Naked Consumer: How Our Private Lives Become Public Commodities (1992).

Larson grew up in Freeport, Long Island. In the years since his departure from Long Island, he has lived in Bristol, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, San Francisco (twice), Baltimore (twice), and, finally, Seattle.

He studied Russian history at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude in 1976. After a year off, he attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, graduating in 1978. His first newspaper job was with The Bucks County Courier Times in Levittown, Pennsylvania, where he wrote about murder, witches, environmental poisons, and other "equally pleasant" things.

Larson has taught non-fiction writing at San Francisco State, the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars, and the University of Oregon, and has spoken to audiences from coast to coast. He lives in Seattle with his wife, three daughters, and assorted pets.

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Total Books: 128
America's Great Hideaways
America's Great Hideaways [Travel Books] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780870445866
ISBN-10: 0870445863
Genres: History, Travel
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 3

Dead Wake
Dead Wake (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780804188418
ISBN-10: 0804188416
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2

Dead Wake The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
Dead Wake the Last Crossing of the Lusitania (Hardcover)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780307408860
ISBN-10: 0307408868
Genre: History
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 63

The Demon of Unrest A Saga of Hubris Heartbreak and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
Der Teufel von Chicago
Der Teufel Von Chicago (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783502153955
ISBN-10: 3502153957
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The Devil in the White City
The Devil in the White City (Hardcover)Paperback, Audio CD
ISBN-13: 9780385602051
ISBN-10: 0385602057
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 6

The Devil in the White City Murder Magic and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Devil in the White City Murder Magic And Madness at the Fair That Changed America
The Devil in the White City  Murder Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
The Devil in the White City  Murder Magic Madness and the Fair that Changed America
The Devil in the White City Murder Magic Madness and the Fair That Changed America (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9780739323595
ISBN-10: 0739323598
Genres: History, Books on CD
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 29

The Devil in the White City Murder Magic Madness and the Fair that Changed America
The Devil in the White City Murder Magic Madness and the Fair That Changed America [Illinois] (Audio CD)
ISBN-13: 9780739302088
ISBN-10: 0739302086
Genre: History
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 15

El Diablo En La Ciudad Blanca
El Diablo En La Ciudad Blanca [Vivencias - Spanish Edition] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9788426414632
ISBN-10: 842641463X
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction
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Erik Larson Collection 2 Books Set In the Garden of Beasts / The Devil in the White City
A Force To Be Reckoned With
A Force to Be Reckoned With [Savage Dragon, Vol. 2] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781887279123
ISBN-10: 1887279121
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Comics & Graphic Novels
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Hotel Angeline A Novel in 36 Voices
Hotel Angeline a Novel in 36 Voices (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781453258279
ISBN-10: 1453258272
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
 2

Il diavolo e la citt bianca
Il Diavolo E La Citt Bianca (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788854505889
ISBN-10: 8854505889
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Il giardino delle bestie Berlino 1934
Il Giardino Delle Bestie Berlino 1934 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788854505742
ISBN-10: 8854505749
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Il Tifone di Galveston
Il Tifone Di Galveston (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9788811738879
ISBN-10: 8811738873
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Image Comics The 10th Anniversary Book
Image Comics the 10th Anniversary Book (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781582402277
ISBN-10: 1582402272
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
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In The Garden of Beasts
In the Garden of Beasts (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780307952424
ISBN-10: 0307952428
Genre: History
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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In the Garden of Beasts Love and Terror in Hitler's Berlin
In the Garden of Beasts Love and Terror in Hitler's Berlin (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780857520425
ISBN-10: 0857520423
Genre: History
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 4

A Ltima VIagem Do Lusitnia [Em Portuguese do Brasil] (Paperback)
No Jardim Das Feras [Em Portugues do Brasil] (Paperback)
No One Goes Alone [Audio CD - Unabridged] (Audio CD)
O Demnio Na Cidade Branca [Em Portuguese do Brasil] (Paperback)
Possessed [Savage Dragon, Vol. 4] (Paperback)
Project Management the Managerial Process with Student Cdrom Package [McGraw-Hill International Editions: Management Organization Series] (Paperback)
Qumran Cave 4 Halakhic Texts [Discoveries in the Judaean Desert] (Hardcover)
Qumran Cave 4 Parabiblical Texts [Discoveries in the Judaean Desert] (Hardcover)
Qumran Cave 4 XVii Parabiblical Texts Part 3 [Discoveries in the Judaean Desert - Vol 22] (Hardcover)
Revenge [Savage Dragon, Vol. 5] (Paperback)