gsisk reviewed on 8/22/2010 + 189 more book reviews

After reading "Thunderstruck" by Eric Larson, I was very eager to read more of his work.

This is another great story! It tells about the Chicago World Fair of 1893 (world's first Ferris wheel, first zipper, first pancake mix, etc. ...) and what it took to make it happen. The main character here is Daniel Burnham, the chief architect and organizer. Interlaced is the second story about a serial killer who used the increased traffic of people visiting the world fair to lure more victims to their death. Prior to this I had never even heard of H.H. Holmes, but he apparently was very prolific.

Both storylines are interesting in themselves, but Larson combines them in a way that prevents you from putting down the book!

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