Anyone read The Devil in the White City?

[ashling]

cool book. We're reading it in my grad history class on the Gilded Age.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. Is that the one set around the World's Fair?

I keep seeing it everywhere.

[Richardo]

8. With the added atteaction of a serial murderer...

Two great stories in one book. Amazing.

[momophile]

2. it's been on my list to read for a while now

did you?

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. It's very good.

Fascinating, weird story.

[huskerlaw]

4. I have.

It took me a while to get into it, but it really is an interesting story!

[Corgigal]

5. Wow

I just finished it last night. Got it for the holidays and finally picked it up and couldn't stop reading. You'll enjoy it.

Youjust started but when you get to the guy who was scared in the Ferris Wheel , you laugh out loud on how he was calmed.

[Jamastiene]

6. No, but I read the question as Devil in the White House.

:P

[Richardo]

7. Yes. Erik Larsen is a great author - I recommend 'Isaac's Storm' as well.

Not many people outside Texas realize that the 1900 Galveston hurricane killed 6,000-10,000 people.

[Bunny]

9. That's a great book too! I've read both. I did not realize the hurricane

was so devastating. The part about the bodies washing back onto the shore was grisly, wasn't it? The other book was great too. Bet you didn't know that my little town was actually designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, did you??? That's a true fact!

:hi:

[Richardo]

10. You're from Olmsteadville? Small world!

:crazy:

Both books were great - he could have done two separate books on the Chicago Worlds Fair and the murderer, but I'm glad he didn't.

It's really amazing to see the lasting effects of that storm on Galveston, too - from the US' busiest port and one of the wealthiest business capitals west of the Mississippi, to a 3rd tier port and 90% tourist economy.




You've got great taste in reading material, Bunny :loveya:

[Bunny]

12. You too, Richie!

Check your PM, darlin'.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. My dear ashling!

I recently finished that one!

It was so damn grisly, and fascinating at the same time...

There was a lot of history in it too...

The architects were interesting men, and what they went through to build the White City, and why, just enthralled me...

:hi: