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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Larson, Erik.
The devil in the white city : murder, magic, and madness at the fair that changed America / Erik Larson.—ed.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Mudgett, Herman W., 1861–1896. 2. Serial murderers—Illinois—Chicago—Biography. 3. Serial murders—Illinois—Chicago—Case studies. 4. World’s Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) I. Title.
HV6248.M8 L37 2003
364.15'23'0977311—dc21
2002154046
eISBN 1-4000-4934-2
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