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Erik Larson Collection 2 Books Set: In the Garden of Beasts / The Devil in the White City
Erik Larson Collection 2 Books Set In the Garden of Beasts / The Devil in the White City Author:Erik Larson Erik Larson Collection 2 Books Set: — In The Garden of Beasts: — Berlin,1933. William E. Dodd, a mild-mannered academic from Chicago, has to his own and everyone else's surprise, become America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany, in a year that proves to be a turning point in history.Dodd and his family, notably his vivacious daugh... more »ter, Martha, observe at first-hand the many changes - some subtle, some disturbing, and some horrifically violent - that signal Hitler's consolidation of power.
The Devil In The White City:
The architect was Daniel H. Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens.The killer was H. H. Holmes, a handsome doctor with striking blue eyes. He used the attraction of the great fair - and his own devilish charms - to lure scores of young women to their deaths.« less