"The Devil In The White City" by Erik Larson
This is a fascinating, true story of the Gilded Age reaching it's height at Chicago's 1893 World Columbian Exposition. It's the tale of pioneer Chicago architect Daniel Burnham and his epic vision for the World's Fair, intertwined with the story of the man who claimed he was turning into the Devil himself, mass-murderer H.H. Holmes.
Set among the Exposition celebrating the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the new world, Devil in the White City will amaze you with the heroic effort of Burnham to create a city of the future, with an amazingly short two years to build it. (You'll feel the tension as opening day quickly approaches, and there is still tremendous work to be done!) Running parallel is the story of H.H. Holmes, using the allure of Chicago and the Exposition to attract his young female victims.
Painstakingly researched, with amazing historical fact on every turn of the page, this is one of the most compelling non-fiction books you'll read this year.
On a scale of five, I rate Devil in the White City a four.
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