H. H. Holmes (eBook)

The True History of the White City Devil

Adam Selzer (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
472 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-1346-8 (ISBN)

Infos

America's first and most notorious serial killer and his diabolical killing spree during the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil is the first truly comprehensive book examining the life and career of a murderer who has become one of America’s great supervillains. It reveals not only the true story but how the legend evolved, taking advantage of hundreds of primary sources that have never been examined before, including legal documents, letters, articles, and records that have been buried in archives for more than a century.Though Holmes has become just as famous now as he was in 1895, a deep analysis of contemporary materials makes very clear how much of the story as we know came from reporters who were nowhere near the action, a dangerously unqualified new police chief, and, not least, lies invented by Holmes himself.Selzer has unearthed tons of stunning new data about Holmes, weaving together turn-of-the-century America, the killer’s background, and the wild cast of characters who circulated in and about the famous “castle” building. This book will be the first truly accurate account of what really happened in Holmes’s castle of horror.Exhaustively researched and painstakingly brought to life, H. H. Holmes will be an invaluable companion to the upcoming Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio movie about Holmes’s murder spree based on Erik Larson’s The Devil in the White City.

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Shares with readers America's first and most infamous serial killer and his diabolical killing spree during the 1893 World's Fair in ChicagoThe first comprehensive book following the life and career of H. H. HolmesA fascinating true story about a dark moment in Chicago's historyH. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil uncovers not only the true story of Holmes but also how the legend evolved. It uses hundreds of primary sources that have never been studied before. This includes letters, articles, legal documents, and records that have been tucked away in archives for more than 100 years.While H. H. Holmes is now as famous as he was in 1895, a thorough analysis of modern materials clarifies how much of the story as we know it came from reports who were far from the action, an incredibly unqualified new police chief, and lies from Holmes himself.This book is a tale of an outlaw. It covers Holmes's own story with new insights. The author, Adam Selzer, has uncovered stunning new data about Holmes. He combines turn-of-the-century America, the crazy group of characters who were in and around the famous ';castle' building, and the killer's own background. This book is the first fully accurate account of what truly happened in Holmes's horror castle.H. H. Holmes, with its exhaustive research and careful detail, is an irreplaceable partner to the upcoming Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese movie about Holmes's murder spree based on Erik Larson's The Devil in the White City.

Autor

Adam Selzer is the host of the Mysterious Chicago blog, podcasts, and tours, and has spent many years researching the more gruesome side of Chicago history—criminals, ghost stories, gangsters, mysteries, and folklore. He regularly writes Chicago history stories for websites such as TimeOut.com and Atlas Obscura, and speaks about it on WGN radio. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.4.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 20 B&W photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: 1893 chicago • 1893 columbian • 1893 world • albert fish • alias dr • american city • Buffalo Bill • chicago columbian • chicago exposition • chicago fair • chicago history • chicago's world • chicago worlds • chief architect • civic pride • columbian exhibition • columbian exposition • daniel burnham • economic depression • Eiffel Tower • electric kitchen • eric larson • erik larson • fair held • ferris wheel • Frank Baum • frederick law • fruit gum • gas chamber • george ferris • Gilded Age • gleaming white • harold schechter • herman mudgett • herman webster architect daniel • hh holmes • Historical account • holmes' story • isaac's storm • juicy fruit • killer dr • killing spree • Lake Michigan • Landscape architecture • larson describes • larson manages • larson's research • larson weaves • law olmstead • louis sullivan • Mass murderer • murder castle • parallel story impos • paris exposition • paris world • serial killers • shredded wheat • Ted Bundy • True Crime • true tale • visiting chicago • washington gale • webster mudgett • world columbian • world exposition • World Fair • world's columbian • worlds fair
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-1346-8 / 1510713468
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-1346-8 / 9781510713468