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爭取到世界博覽會的主辦資格,
兩個懷抱不凡技能與企圖的男人也決定在這個夢幻城市裡大展身手。
他們都有雙明亮的藍眼睛,相貌英挺
他們都才智出重、企圖心旺盛
一位是博覽會建築師,公開運籌耀眼輝煌的白城奇蹟
一位是連續殺人犯,私密打造毛骨悚然的魔鬼基地
他們分別主導的事件,一個萬眾矚目、另一個不知不覺,
交錯在芝加哥博覽會前後的時空,混搭著璀璨風華與厄夜謎團。
兩個人物,兩段故事
芝加哥崛起的歷史時刻
光明與黑暗
同時上演……
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查看全部I feel like the description of this book was a lie. It was meant to be a documentary about H.H. Holmes, but it really felt like the history of the Chicago Fair, including the murders. Also, the parts involving H.H. Holmes felt a lot more like a story than facts.
Erik Larson takes an interesting approach to the Chicago World Fair by writing narratives from two very different perspectives. I was skeptical on how an architectural approach would work next to a serial killer story, but the stories were well put together, going back and forth between the two men seamlessly. Certainly a unique, yet intriguing, way to recount a famous historical event.