A review by jencunn2024
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

4.0

Devil in the White City is an historical narrative that describes Daniel Burnham’s efforts in the late 1800s to create The White City of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair which strongly contributed to the next Ave of architectural wave and industry. His ambition lead to the entrepreneurial spirit and style of the early 20th century. The book gets into the nitty gritty details behind the scenes between architects, politicians, bankers, loans, fraudulence, and even the murder of Mayor Harrison and the alleged first American serial killer Dr. h. h. Holmes whom may have been inspired by London’s Jack the Ripper. This book got a little Lind but was interesting throughout. I would give this book 3.75 out of 5 stars so I’ve rounded up. I did like the audio book narrator. I thought he sounded how I imagine a person in the middle of this story would sound and speak at the time, and he made it feel like a classic radio program that told this story.