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Book Review of The 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
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This book discusses an interesting event in US history - the 1893 World's Fair held in Chicago. Larson identifies the major players, descriptive events, monumental changes, and interesting personalities. The book started off with a lot of architectual design and intrigue but waned as the story progressed. Architecture was replaced with colorful people and new, profound inventions. For the history buff, this is a good book to add to the repertoire.