Category: Book The Devil In The White City

In his nonfiction book “The Devil in the White City” the author uses the same style he used for “Isaac Storm” – another his work written in 1999. Eric Larson takes a real historical event that took place in nineteenth century and reinterprets it from the points of view of several characters involved. Focusing on…

The Devil in the White City Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City is about the creation and execution of the 1893 World’s Fair, the Columbian Exposition and the actions of America’s first known serial killer. A powerful portrait of America in the 1890s, the book represents the best and worst of the Gilded…