![]() In the image of Daniel the author tries to show the audience the way Daniel has created his famous architectural exposition. The author follows him from the very first steps in his career when he was unsuccessful apprentice who had failed to enter Yale and Harvard. Larson describes Burnham as successful architect with credible reputation and experience in building the fair. The work is non-fiction and from the very first pages the author introduces two men who are considered to have affected the legendary World’s Fair in 1893 – Daniel Burnham and Herman Webster Mudgett. The author challenges traditional ideas and viewpoints offering real picture of what the Gilded Age was in the history. ![]() The book is shocking and thought-provoking. Nevertheless, the book is not simple as it may seem at the first glance, because the author has managed to combine positive shifts in architectural design and industry with horrible murders committed by serial killer. ![]() I think that “The Devil in the White City” is one of the most interesting and exciting books which has excellently captured the image of the Gilded Age. The government wasn’t bothering of checking corruption in financial and political institutions. It was the time of industrial growth and development of materialism and political corruption. The book “The Devil in the White City” by Erik Larson describes peculiarities of Chicago life in the Gilded Age. ![]()
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