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\n<\/strong>September 2014 <\/strong>A monthly offering from Drexel Library’s staff about the books we’ve read.<\/br><\/p>\n

\"Cooked The Devil in the White City: murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America <\/em>
\nErik Larson<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two men were drawn to Chicago in the early 1890\u2019s for the same reason\u2014the World\u2019s Columbian Exposition, better known as the World\u2019s Fair. One man was the brilliant architect, Daniel Burnham, charged with building the White City, and the other Dr. H. H. Holmes, a vicious serial killer, preying on the single women who were flocking to the city for the myriad jobs that arose from this huge undertaking. While the buildings grew on the fairgrounds, women were disappearing only blocks away.<\/p>\n

Erik Larson weaves together the two stories to create a tale of intrigue, magic, and mayhem. Only this is not a work of fiction, but of fact, which makes the book that much more chilling. The White City was an overwhelming success and an international sensation. However, in its shadow a predator lured his victims to his den of torture and death.<\/p>\n

This book is available in the Library on the second floor. Call number is HV6248.M8 L37 2003<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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