[Larson] has a spooky eye for the small stories that hum and flicker underneath grand narratives, the unlikely intersections that so beautifully illuminate and amplify our understanding of history. In the soaring dreams of Daniel Burnham and the hellish ones of Henry Holmes, Larson has paired two unlikely stories that paint a dazzling picture of the Gilded Age and prefigure the American century to come.

Bringing Chicago circa 1893 to vivid life, Erik Larson's spellbinding best.seller intertwines the true tale of two men--the brilliant architect behind the legendary 1893 World'.s Fair, .striving to secure America'.s place in the world; and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victim.s to their death. 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.

Evils Imminent (A Note)/xi

  PROLOGUE:

 Aboard the Olympic/1

   PAINT I:

 Frozen Music/9

   PART II:

An Awful Fight/111

   PAnT III:

 In the White City/233

   PAINT IV:

  Cruelty Revealed/337

   EPILOGUE:

 The Last Crossing/371

 Notes and Sources/391

Bibliography/425

 Acknowledgments/431

 Illustration Credits/433

   Index/435