The Devil in the White City
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The Devil in the White City is a bestselling nonfiction book by Erik Larson that intertwines the story of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with the chilling crimes of serial killer H. H. Holmes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical narrative
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| adaptationDevelopmentInvolved |
Leonardo DiCaprio
NERFINISHED
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Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationPlannedAs | television series ⓘ |
| author | Erik Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | New York Times bestseller ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOnEvent | 1893 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ |
| focusesOnTheme |
American modernity
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serial murder ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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narrative nonfiction ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Daniel H. Burnham
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Frederick Law Olmsted NERFINISHED ⓘ H. H. Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-375-72560-9 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 50630454 ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
H. H. Holmes
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World's Columbian Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | interwoven storylines ⓘ |
| notableFor |
account of H. H. Holmes's murders
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detailed depiction of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 400 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | Crown Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 1893 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | late 19th century ⓘ |
| workLocationOfAuthor | Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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