The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
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Beschreibung
Engrossing . . . exceedingly well documented . . . utterly fascinating. Chicago Tribune
A dynamic, enveloping book. . . . Relentlessly fuses history and entertainment to give this nonfiction book the dramatic effect of a novel. . . . It doesn t hurt that this truth is stranger than fiction. The New York Times
"So good, you find yourself asking how you could not know this already." Esquire
Another successful exploration of American history. . . . Larson skillfully balances the grisly details with the far-reaching implications of the World s Fair. USA Today
As absorbing a piece of popular history as one will ever hope to find. San Francisco Chronicle
Paints a dazzling picture of the Gilded Age and prefigure the American century to come. Entertainment Weekly
A wonderfully unexpected book. . . Larson is a historian . . . with a novelist s soul. Chicago Sun-Times
A dynamic, enveloping book. . . . Relentlessly fuses history and entertainment to give this nonfiction book the dramatic effect of a novel. . . . It doesn t hurt that this truth is stranger than fiction. The New York Times
"So good, you find yourself asking how you could not know this already." Esquire
Another successful exploration of American history. . . . Larson skillfully balances the grisly details with the far-reaching implications of the World s Fair. USA Today
As absorbing a piece of popular history as one will ever hope to find. San Francisco Chronicle
Paints a dazzling picture of the Gilded Age and prefigure the American century to come. Entertainment Weekly
A wonderfully unexpected book. . . Larson is a historian . . . with a novelist s soul. Chicago Sun-Times
Eigenschaften
Breite: | 132 |
Gewicht: | 419 g |
Höhe: | 202 |
Länge: | 23 |
Seiten: | 464 |
Sprachen: | Englisch |
Autor: | Erik Larson |
Veröffentlichung: | 2012-08-21 |
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