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The White City

Author : Alec Michod
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466866446
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book The White City written by Alec Michod and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is the year of our lord, 1893. The crackle of electricity's first sparks, the mechanical whine of Ferris's wheel, the tinkling of crystal from the majestic city atop the hill--the sounds of a new era pervade the air as the century's last World's Fair commences in Chicago. But darkness lurks beneath the metropolis so austere it has been dubbed the White City. Strikes loom on the horizon, racism runs rampant, and a murderer unlike any America has ever seen before is on the loose, terrorizing the city. His crimes are so brutal, newspapers have christened him the Husker. Hiding behind the cloak of a city in chaos, he taunts his pursuers, littering the grounds of the fair with the corpses of children as he slips through the shadows. Dr. Elizabeth Handley, the first forensic psychologist of her kind, has been called in to capture the killer, but when the son of prominent architect William Rockland goes missing, the case takes on an entirely new urgency. In this city of bombastic politics and cutthroat egos, everyone has his own agenda, but time is running out. As she races to save the boy, Dr. Handley fights to maintain her sanity as the line between captor and quarry blurs, and violence casts its spell. From the depths of the seediest brothels to the pristine enclaves of the elite, The White City is a strange, beguiling first novel by Alec Michod, a thriller that masterfully blends fact and fiction. An exhilarating voyeur's glimpse at Chicago in all its glory, it also probes the dark side that was never far from its core.

The Devil In The White City

Author : Erik Larson
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409044602
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book The Devil In The White City written by Erik Larson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction' TIME OUT One was an architect. The other a serial killer. This is the incredible story of these two men and their realization of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and its amazing 'White City'; one of the wonders of the world. The architect was Daniel H. Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens. The killer was H. H. Holmes, a handsome doctor with striking blue eyes. He used the attraction of the great fair - and his own devilish charms - to lure scores of young women to their deaths. While Burnham overcame politics, infighting, personality clashes and Chicago's infamous weather to transform the swamps of Jackson Park into the greatest show on Earth, Holmes built his own edifice just west of the fairground. He called it the World's Fair Hotel. In reality it was a torture palace, a gas chamber, a crematorium. These two disparate but driven men are brought to life in this mesmerizing, murderous tale of the legendary Fair that transformed America and set it on course for the twentieth century . . .

The Silence of the White City

Author : Eva García Sáenz
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN 13 : 1984898590
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Download or read book The Silence of the White City written by Eva García Sáenz and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "You’ll want to race through The Silence of the White City, but it’s best to slow down and savor the full effect of the volatile, intoxicating universe Sáenz has created. This is the first novel of the White City trilogy to be translated into English—the second can’t come fast enough." —AirMail HOW DO YOU STOP A KILLER WHO'S ALWAYS TWO STEPS AHEAD? A madman is holding Vitoria hostage, killing its citizens in brutal ways and staging the bodies. The city's only hope is a brilliant detective struggling to battle his own demons. Inspector Unai López de Ayala, known as "Kraken," is charged with investigating a series of ritualistic murders. The killings are eerily similar to ones that terrorized the citizens of Vitoria twenty years earlier. But back then, police were sure they had discovered the killer, a prestigious archaeologist who is currently in jail. Now Kraken must race to determine whether the killer had an accomplice or if the wrong man has been incarcerated for two decades. This fast-paced, unrelenting thriller weaves in and out of the mythology and legends of the Basque country as it hurtles to its shocking conclusion.

The White City

Author : Karolina Ramqvist
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802189873
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book The White City written by Karolina Ramqvist and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An award-winning Scandinavian novel of one woman’s struggle to pull herself and her daughter from the grasp of a criminal past. “A literary tour de force” (Mystery Scene). A celebrated bestseller in Sweden, and the winner of the prestigious Per Olov Enquist Literary Prize, The White City is an arresting story of betrayal and empowerment as a criminal’s girlfriend is left behind to pick up the pieces of her imploded existence. Karin knew what she was getting herself into when she fell for John, a high-flying wheeler-dealer. But she never imagined things would turn out like this: John is gone and the coke-filled parties, seemingly endless flow of money, and high social status have been replaced by cut telephone lines, cut heat, and cut cash. All that remains of Karin’s former life is the mansion he bought for her—and his daughter, the child Karin once swore she would never bring into their dangerous world. Now she is on her own with baby Dream. As the authorities zero in on organized crime, John’s shady legacy is catching up with her. Over the course of a few days, Karin is forced to take drastic measures to claim what she considers rightfully hers . . . “The ghostly Scandinavian setting and [protagonist] Karin’s closely narrated sense of impending doom . . . make Swedish star Ramqvist’s English-language debut an atmospheric and suspenseful read.” —Booklist

The White City

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780764945908
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book The White City written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Revisiting the White City

Author : Carolyn Kinder Carr
Publisher : University Press of New England
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Revisiting the White City written by Carolyn Kinder Carr and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 1993 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sumptuously illustrated commemorative volume marks a key turning point in American art.

The Black Musician and the White City

Author : Amy Absher
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 0472119176
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (721 download)

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Download or read book The Black Musician and the White City written by Amy Absher and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the history of African American musicians in Chicago during the mid-20th century

Haunts of the White City: Ghost Stories from the World’s Fair, the Great Fire and Victorian Chicago

Author : Ursula Bielski
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467139653
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Haunts of the White City: Ghost Stories from the World’s Fair, the Great Fire and Victorian Chicago written by Ursula Bielski and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At the close of the nineteenth century, Chicago offered the world a glimpse of humanity's most breathtaking possibilities and its most jaw-dropping horrors. Even as the White City emerged from the ashes of the Great Fire, serial killers like H.H. Holmes stalked the sparkling new boulevards and tragic accidents plagued the factories, slums and railroads that powered the churn of industrial innovation. Demons, mesmerists and birds of ill omen preyed on the unwary from the shadows. Ship captains spoke to the dead, while undertakers discovered reanimated corpses no longer requiring services. From posh mansions built on massacre grounds to the drowned quarries of a forest preserve, Ursula Bielski follows the dark undercurrents beneath the electric lights of the World's Fair."--

Tel Aviv

Author : Stefan Boness
Publisher : Jovis Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783939633754
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (337 download)

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Download or read book Tel Aviv written by Stefan Boness and published by Jovis Verlag. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of its more than 4,000 Bauhaus buildings, Tel Aviv is often called "the White City." The city center, created in the 1930s and 1940s under the influence of international modernism, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003. Photographer Stefan Boness captures the unique atmosphere of the city, juxtaposing classical modernism and contemporary architecture.

The Fall of White City

Author : N S Wikarski
Publisher : Northgate Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (244 download)

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Download or read book The Fall of White City written by N S Wikarski and published by Northgate Press. This book was released on 2024-01-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To solve baffling crimes in turn-of-the-century Chicago, you only need to know a single fact. Bygone sins in the White City cast the longest shadows. GILDED AGE CHICAGO MYSTERIES Gilded Age Chicago is the fastest growing metropolis in America, rivaling New York as the City of the Century. This melting pot of thieves and corrupt politicians, robber barons and immigrants, is rife with scandal and social injustice. An eccentric heiress and a star reporter find themselves repeatedly drawn into the hidden world of intrigue and murder that lurks within the shadows of the White City. Volume One - The Fall of White City Wealthy spinster Evangeline LeClair leads a paradoxical life. By day, she fends off marriage-minded suitors. By night, she teaches English to factory workers at a social settlement in the slums. Evangeline is quite satisfied with the status quo until murder disrupts her routine. One of her students, a penniless immigrant, has been stabbed to death in Chicago's most exclusive hotel. The girl's brother, a known anarchist, is accused of the crime. Evangeline wheedles her admirer, Freddie Simpson, into helping her track down the real killer. Their list of possible suspects is long: a captain of industry, a denizen of the slums, a shady doctor who mixes his own drugs, and a teenage prostitute from a sporting house in the Levee District. The gleaming surface of the World's Fair casts many shadows, and THE FALL OF WHITE CITY exposes the darkness at its core.

The Devil in the White City

Author : Erik Larson
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0553813536
Total Pages : 498 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (538 download)

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Download or read book The Devil in the White City written by Erik Larson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2004 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 was one of the great wonders of the world. This is the extraordinary story of its realization, and of two men Daniel H. Burnham and H.H. Holmes whose fates it linked--Cover.

The Devil in the White City

Author : Erik Larson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781410455765
Total Pages : 691 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (557 download)

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Download or read book The Devil in the White City written by Erik Larson and published by . This book was released on 2013-03-08 with total page 691 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 relates the stories of two men who shaped the history of the event--architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and serial killer Herman Mudgett.

The White City

Author : Simon Morden
Publisher : Gollancz
ISBN 13 : 1473211506
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (732 download)

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Download or read book The White City written by Simon Morden and published by Gollancz. This book was released on 2016-10-27 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning author Simon Morden's stunning quest continues, unravelling magic and uncovering secrets on the way . . . LET'S FACE IT, NONE OF US DESERVE TO BE SAVED. Since escaping London's inferno, Mary and Dalip have fought monsters and won - though in the magical world of Down, the most frightening monsters come from within. Now they hold the greatest of treasures: maps that reveal the way to the White City, where they can find the answers they're looking for, and learn the secrets of Down. But to get there they must rely on Crows, who has already betrayed them at every turn. As they battle their way towards the one place in all of Down without magic, they must ask themselves how far they will go to find their way home. After all, if there's one thing the White City offers those brave enough to enter, it's more than they bargained for. SIMON MORDEN'S DOWN STATION WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY QUEST FOR MEANING AND IDENTITY. NOW HE'S LEADING US TO THE KIND OF TRUTHS THAT LEAVE US CHANGED.

Spectacle in the White City

Author : Stanley Appelbaum
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1606600060
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Spectacle in the White City written by Stanley Appelbaum and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A splendid tribute to The World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago in 1893, this hardcover volume offers a grand photographic record, printed in a sweeping landscape format. Includes essays and captions by a noted historian. 128 photographs.

The White City

Author : Roma Tearne
Publisher : Gallic Books
ISBN 13 : 1910709379
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book The White City written by Roma Tearne and published by Gallic Books. This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A permanently frozen London is the setting for Roma Tearne’s 'thoughtful exploration' [The Guardian] of survival in a dystopian near-future. 'Tearne reminds us that, woven into London's cosmopolitanism, are memories of places to which individuals can never return' Brixton Review of Books A permanently frozen London is the setting for this harrowing yet lyrical tale of survival in a dystopian near-future. Through endless years of glacial winter, artist Hera has known loss. Her one comfort has been her relationship with Raphael. As the thaw begins, can she track down her elusive lover?

The White City

Author : John Claude Bemis
Publisher : Bluefire
ISBN 13 : 0375855696
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book The White City written by John Claude Bemis and published by Bluefire. This book was released on 2012-08-14 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ray, Conker, and their Rambler friends face the Gog and his machine in a final struggle at the 1893 Chicago Exposition.

The Devil in the White City

Author : Erik Larson
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0375725601
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (757 download)

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Download or read book The Devil in the White City written by Erik Larson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2004-02-10 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile comes the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago and the cunning serial killer who used the magic and majesty of the fair to lure his victims to their death. “As absorbing a piece of popular history as one will ever hope to find.” —San Francisco Chronicle Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction. Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds—a torture palace complete with dissection table, gas chamber, and 3,000-degree crematorium. Burnham overcame tremendous obstacles and tragedies as he organized the talents of Frederick Law Olmsted, Charles McKim, Louis Sullivan, and others to transform swampy Jackson Park into the White City, while Holmes used the attraction of the great fair and his own satanic charms to lure scores of young women to their deaths. What makes the story all the more chilling is that Holmes really lived, walking the grounds of that dream city by the lake. The Devil in the White City draws the reader into the enchantment of the Guilded Age, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, and others. Erik Larson’s gifts as a storyteller are magnificently displayed in this rich narrative of the master builder, the killer, and the great fair that obsessed them both.