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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed AmericaIn The Devil in the White City, the smoke, romance, and mystery of the Gilded Age come alive as never before. Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair's brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country's most important structures, including the Flatiron
In The Devil in the White City, the smoke, romance, and mystery of the Gilded Age come alive as never before. Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America's rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair's brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country's most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his "World's Fair Hotel" just west of the fairgrounds--a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium. Burnham overcame tremendous obstacles and tragedies as he organized the talents of Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles McKim, Louis Sullivan, and others to transform swampy Jackson Park into the White City, while Holmes used the attraction of the great fair and his own satanic charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths. What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake. The Devil in the White City draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. Erik Larson's gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both. To find out more about this book, go to http: //www.DevilInTheWhiteCity.com.Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 02/11/2003
ISBN: 9780609608449
Pages: 464
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.54h x 6.46w x 1.43d
Award: Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award - Nominee
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee
Award: Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Winner
Award: National Book Awards - Finalist
Award: Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award - Winner
Award: Washington State Book Award - Winner
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2002 pg. 1676
Publishers Weekly 12/16/2002 pg. 57
Library Journal 01/01/2003 pg. 133
Newsweek 02/10/2003 pg. 67
BookPage 02/01/2003 pg. 5
Booklist 02/15/2003 pg. 1022
Booksense '76 Mar/Apr 2003 03/01/2003 pg. 1
Entertainment Weekly 02/28/2003 pg. 82
People Weekly 03/10/2003 pg. 46
New York Times 03/09/2003 pg. 15
Entertainment Weekly 12/26/2003 pg. 150
Booklist Editors Choice/Adult 01/01/2004 pg. 775
LJ Best Books of Year 01/01/2004 pg. 49
Library Journal 01/15/2003
Entertainment Weekly 03/13/2015 pg. 58
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 106685 / Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
Reading Level: 9.2 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 23
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Massive problems with timely shipping and delivery!!!
Color: Grey, Size: 8' Wide x 6'6" Tall
I have purchased three panels at $1300 plus each. The first two came very late, in one shipment; the third in a separate shipment. I have yet to receive the third, despite being present when shipping has twice said the business was closed. The first two were delivered almost a week late after numerous discussions (over four hours with Amazon support in online chat and phone) specifying there is NO WAY the business was closed as it is open 24/7. CAUTION. Further, the video is misleading. The panels are 70 pounds. A 5’2 athletic woman will most likely need assistance to balance and stabilize the panels. The magnetic buttons work IF you can get the panels aligned, which must be a two-person job for a petite individual due to the panel’s 8 foot height. Check reviews thoroughly for the stability feet which can be purchased separately; the recommended sets are plastic and not sturdy. Overall: BEWARE of shipping and delivery drama. Do not expect this product timely. Ensure two people are available if you are not tall. Recommend consideration for a different acoustic panel system. I will most likely be cancelling the panel I have not yet received. The expense is not worth the numerous issues. Good luck.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Sound wall
Color: Grey, Size: 8' Wide x 6'6" Tall
As described
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Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Does the job!
Color: Grey, Size: 8' Wide x 6'6" Tall
I got this to close off a room and it does a great job.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2024
★★★★★ 1
Lower Quality than Competitors
Color: Black, Size: 8' Wide x 30" Tall
Construction is different from the Wall I brought from Children's Factory. Would recommend going there for a higher quality product and to save some money.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Well made… for children?
Color: Black, Size: 8' Wide x 30" Tall
This review is for the 30” tall one.
I’m honestly struggling to find a great use case for how short this is.
I don’t have children or am associated with any institution where they may be some.
I could see it being used for creating that type of sound barrier.
The panel itself is very well made. Looks and feels like an air wall that you’d see in a convention center.
I can absolutely tell there’s an acoustic absorption property to it.
The whole thing unrolls quickly and is fast to deploy.
As far as privacy goes, it’s kind of useless unless you are trying to wall in small children.
I can’t really say the value is all here for this. Seems quite a bit more expensive than it’s worth.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2026
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