A city on edge from "summary" of The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Chicago in the 1890s was a city teetering on the brink, a city on edge. The people of Chicago lived in constant fear of the unknown, their nerves frayed by the specter of violence and death that seemed to lurk around every corner. The city's rapid growth and transformation had brought with it a dark underbelly, a shadowy world of crime and corruption that threatened to consume it from within. The looming presence of the World's Columbian Exposition only added to the tension. While the fair promised to showcase Chicago's progress and modernity to the world, it also served as a stark reminder of the city's vulnerabilities. As construction of the fairgrounds progressed, so too did the sense of unease among Chicagoans, a feeling that something sinister was brewing just beneath the s...
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