McAPUSH: Anthony Jusevitch- Devil In The White City

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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Anthony Jusevitch- Devil In The White City

I choose to read Devil In The White City because my dad, who majored in US history, loves this book. Once I started to read it I understood why. The books dual plot lines set around one event (the Chicago Worlds Fair) gives lots of suspense. While one character's story focuses on the fair itself, the other character's story focuses on the city of Chicago's people during the fair. The book is based off of a true story, so its packed with interesting facts and real history. When I was reading, I had to keep reminding myself that the storyline of the serial killer was real. The whole book is just wildly amazing and interesting. I'm very glad I picked this book to read.