Description: Collection of 6 Non-fiction books 1. THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY by Erik Larson The Chicago World's Fair of 1893. America strives to secure its place in the world. And a cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death.2. THUNDERSTRUCK by Eric Larson Opens in 1910, the story of two men, Hawley Crippen (a very unlikely murderer) and Guglielmo Marconi (the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication, whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time.3. THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN by Simon Winchester Begins in 1857. A tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary.4. THE CITY OF FALLING ANGELS by John Berendt Venice - A city of masks and riddles, where narrow streets and passageways form a giant maze that confounds the uninitiated and deepens the sense of mystery. The city teeters between endurance and decay. A fire in 1996 reveals a city of magic, mystery and decadence.5. THE MURDER OF THE CENTURY by Paul Collins 1897. The gilded age crime that scandalized New York City and sparked the tabloid wars.6. DID SHE KILL HIM by Kate Colquhoun The book opens 1889 in Liverpool England. A Victorian tale of deception, adultery and arsenic. The trial of Florence Maybrick. Condition: 5 of the books are the larger Trade-size paperbacks & 1 is a hardcover. The paperbacks show light to mild wear to the covers. Some books show tanning to the pages from age. THE DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY seems to be a former library book but the only evidence is the sticker of the author's name on the spine otherwise there are no Library stamps or markings. The hardcover shows mild to moderate wear to the dust jacket. Pages are clean of markings.
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Location: Hockessin, Delaware
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Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Original Language: English
Intended Audience: Adults
Book Title: Devil in the White City : Murder, Magic, and Madness AT the Fair That Changed America
Item Length: 8in.
Item Height: 0.8in.
Item Width: 5.2in.
Author: Erik Larson
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, IL, In, Ks, MI, MN, MO, North Dakota, Ne, OH, Sd, Wi), Murder / General, United States / 19th Century, Murder / Serial Killers, Individual Architects & Firms / General, Sociology / Urban
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year: 2004
Genre: True Crime, Architecture, History, Social Science
Item Weight: 15.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 464 Pages
