The Devil In The White City Summary

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Azalea Bhola
Mrs. Deslaurier
US HIST 1302
4 April 2018
Book Review #3: Devil in the White City
Summary
The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson, is a nonfiction novel that brings two real-life events in Chicago together into one cohesive account of the past. In the late 1800s, in Chicago went through one of it was among the city's most memorable changes, the World's moments as it underwent the Worlds Columbian Exposition. Larson recreates the stories of Daniel Burnham, the architect on the World’s Fair project. And begins by recognizing the Daniel Burnham, the architect who built the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and the intriguing story behind its making. He also retells the story of H.H. Holmes, the notorious killer who exploited the known …show more content…

Burnham and his partner, John Root were chosen to be the lead articles on the World’s Fair project. However, not too long into the beginning of the construction of the fair John Root dies, leaving Burnham all on his own. Not to mention the untimely death of his partner, but Burnham also faced many obstacles within the construction of the fair. Faced with many challenges such as union strikes, hazardous weather and numerous construction injuries and death Burnham had little hope for success. However, his strife did not end there as he was also faced with a great economic decline that plummeted him into a debt. Despite the many tragedies Burnham and his team encountered they were determined able to discover a new attraction that would surpass all others — the Ferris wheel. Though this new attraction leads to the near end of completing the fair, Burnham is still faced with the challenge of boosting the fair's attendance and paying off all his debt. However, with the Ferris Wheel in tow in 1893 Burnham completes construction and opens the fair. Which became a huge success as its revenue was more than enough to pay off all his debt. Burnham and the 1893 Chicago's World fair were both a success and changed

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