ypnos1
16-12-2005, 04:11
Not sure this belongs in this specific forum - Moderators please move it if it makes sense to be in another section of the forum.
"The Devil in the white city" is a great book about the Chicago worlds' fair of 1893. The two major characters are Daniel Burnham - Mega architect - visionary for one of the greatest fairs known to man and HH Holmes serial killer who used the World's Fair as part of his killing ground.
This book rocks! Both stories are riveting. Both unbelievable. And both happened at the same time, in the same place, by two eaqually brilliant/mad men.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1221345
If you are interested please follow the above link to the National Public Radio broadcast from a few years back. Listen to the authors' interview which give a synopsis of the book.
http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/devilinthewhitecity/home.html
Check out this link for more specific info on this book.
I know we all love modern architecture - but ain't nothing wrong with understanding how things came to be.
Enjoy
:cheers:
Ypnos
"The Devil in the white city" is a great book about the Chicago worlds' fair of 1893. The two major characters are Daniel Burnham - Mega architect - visionary for one of the greatest fairs known to man and HH Holmes serial killer who used the World's Fair as part of his killing ground.
This book rocks! Both stories are riveting. Both unbelievable. And both happened at the same time, in the same place, by two eaqually brilliant/mad men.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1221345
If you are interested please follow the above link to the National Public Radio broadcast from a few years back. Listen to the authors' interview which give a synopsis of the book.
http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/devilinthewhitecity/home.html
Check out this link for more specific info on this book.
I know we all love modern architecture - but ain't nothing wrong with understanding how things came to be.
Enjoy
:cheers:
Ypnos