An Academic Book Review on "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

"The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America"
By Erik Larson. Vintage Books 395 pp.
A phoenix rising from the ashes is a bittersweet cycle that entails a tragic loss and a triumphant rebirth into the world. Like the tale of this mythical creature, Chicago has endured devastating losses and a victorious restorations namely through the events of the Great Fire of 1871 and the Chicago World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. …