The Devil in the White City is a bestselling nonfiction book that follows many lives during one of the most exciting events in history, Chicago's World's Fair of 1893. The book juxtaposes the lives of two men in particular -- Daniel Burnham and H. H. Holmes. Burnham was a famous architect in charge of building the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. The second, Holmes, was a diabolical murderer in Chicago who holds the title as America's first known serial killer. This book shows us once again that many beautiful innocent things hide something quite sinister. |
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| This book holds many fascinating facts! I'm going to collect a list of topics that the book covers, and I hope you find some time to do some additional reading and research. Help me out by contributing to this list! | ||
| World's Columbian Exposition | World's Columbian Exposition Digital History | Digital Archive |
| Scenes and Links | Chicago Historical Society | Encyclopedia of Chicago |
| The Devil in the White City | Scenes from the book | Reading Guide |
| Some book reviews | H. H. Holmes | The documentary |
| Ghosts? | Ketchup?! | People & Events |
| Chicago Landmarks | Daniel Burnham | Great Buildings |
| Frederick Olmsted | Olmsted National Site | Burnham and Root |
| List of World's Fairs | Famous Firsts (at bottom) | Ferris Wheel Math (Trig) |