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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instanceOf historical narrative
nonfiction book
adaptationDevelopmentInvolved Leonardo DiCaprio NERFINISHED
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
surface form: United States
focusesOnEvent 1893 Chicago World's Fair
focusesOnTheme American modernity
serial murder
urban planning
genre history
narrative nonfiction
true crime
hasCharacter Daniel H. Burnham NERFINISHED
Frederick Law Olmsted NERFINISHED
H. H. Holmes NERFINISHED
hasISBN 978-0-375-72560-9
hasMediaType audiobook
ebook
print
hasOCLCNumber 50630454
hasSubtitle Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America NERFINISHED
language English
literaryForm prose
mainSubject H. H. Holmes NERFINISHED
World's Columbian Exposition NERFINISHED
narrativeStructure interwoven storylines
notableFor account of H. H. Holmes's murders
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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