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The Devil in the White City

Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
Jun 20, 2017shilohsmom rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Absolutely fascinating. I loved this book. The juxtaposition of the creation of the World's Fair and the destruction wrought by Holmes was most interesting. The ease with which he committed his crimes is easily explained by the era itself. Communication - amongst family members and especially among police departments -was not nearly so prevalent as it is today. In fact, it was almost non-existent. (If a family member moved to the city for a better life and you never heard from them again, most people just figured that that person had just moved on with their lives and certainly very few had the time or the money or other means to come looking. It was the rare family that did so.) And the spread of news was mind-boggling slow compared to not just today but even a few years after this time. When I finished this book I wanted to take the train (because that's how people travelled in those days :) ) back to see the city and the World's Fair. I highly recommend this book.