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The Devil in the White City is a 2003 historical non-fiction book by Erik Larson presented in a novelistic style. The book is based on real characters and events. It tells the story of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, and two men who were responsible for its creation: Daniel Burnham, the architect behind the fair's construction, and Dr. H. H. Holmes, a serial killer who lured victims to their deaths in his elaborately constructed "Murder Castle". Through alternating narratives, Larson tells the stories of these two men and the fair, which showcased the latest technology, architecture, and cultural achievements of the time. The book also examines the bleak realities of life in the rapidly industrializing city of Chicago at the turn of the century and the modernizing society's struggles to cope with the changes.
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