by [Erik Larson] ISBN:0375725601

Non-fiction account of

• Chicago Worlds Fair as wrestled into existence by [Daniel Burnham] (who, among many other things, designed the NYC's [Flatiron Building])

• activities of [Serial Killer] [H H Holmes] in Chicago at the same time

Enjoyed the underlying story of the Fair, but the writing ranges from flat to hugely irritating. The flash-forward tidbits ("only later would the world realize...") are just 1 step above "it was a dark and stormy night".

But recommended by John Walker.

See also z2007-01-06- Johnson Interview.

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