The Devil in the White City (218-342)

Summary

          It is weird how some things in this book are brought up, it makes me remember that this is a history book. For example, at one point says that that a mam named Walt wanted to build a fantasy paradise and his son would take notice, and I was amazed because than I remembered Walt Disney. To mention historical moments the fair finally has a main structure that might be able to beat the Eiffel tower. They were over with ridiculous ideas such as an eight thousand foot lodge with a restaurant on top. They constructor of the structure would be a man named Ferris, can you guess what he was going to build? Of course a Ferris wheel, first of its kind. The only question is, is there enough time? There I'd only a little over two months left to finish.
          On the other hand Holmes is married for the third time. This time Homes was smart in order to hire a fake minister and no witnesses. It was to a woman named Minnie who I'd not that easy ob the eyes and little to no neck. Even her sister wondered why such a handsome charming mam would choose her as a wife. Is it any surprise that she had cloaked a large inheritance from the death of her uncle. Holmes did all the right things. He wooed her with letters and bike rides. He always chose all the same types of women, those who he thought seemed needy. Minnie was perfect because she is needy and would cry when Holmes would leave Boston for Chicago.

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          "The White City had drawn men and protected them; the Black City now welcomed them back on the eve of winter with filth, starvation, and violence" (Larson 323).

 

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          This is an important quote because it shows that when the Fair was first being built everyone thought that it was such a good thing because not only was it going to open a lot of jobs for people who were choosing to move to Chicago in large numbers, but they were not called the windy city for nothing. They honestly thought that they were not going to out beat any other Exposition but they would set a new height and therefore were very pompous. Then after the fair closed and all the humility that was left from the murders of H. H. Holmes, there was nothing to be proud of. There was only unemployed people left.  

The Devil in the White City (168-218)

Summary

         Holmes is still up to no good and people are starting to notice, and he has also begin selling skeletons. After Julia and her daughter disappear people begin to talk about it but are too afraid to say anything under the Holmes roof. So now he beefs a new secretary and she its a  young tall blond. Her name is Emeline Cigrand and has as much charm as Holmes does. She has made heart friends in the hotel such as the Lawences, but she thankfully does not live in the hotel. Of course Holmes aready promised to marry her early into the relationship. I commend her for knowing the true personality of Holmes, fiercer out did not save her. She wanted to move back to Illinois with her parents, but Homles had other plans for Emeline.
          Holmes had another business on the side which was to sell skeletons. He knew no one would question where he might have gotten the skeleton because medical schools and institutions were so despite to get their hands on them for study. They were willing to dig up graves in order ro get skeletons, so of course they would except any donations given. It is unfortunate that the next skeleton given was Emeline. Holmes have the body to a friend he knew would be able to take off the skin off the body. The friend recorded that the skin of the body seemed to have been pulled back from the stomach up to the forehead.

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          "She seemed delighted with the anticipation of a visit to them" (Larson 186).
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          This quote that Ms. Lawence comments on is about the way that Emeline felt about being able to go home to her parents. It was unbelievable that she would just up and marrya random man that she never before mentioned. It was also weird that when police men found out that there was a foot print inside of Holmes vault. It was supposed that Holmes put an acid in the vault to refuce oxygen and locked someone inside. The tried to get out with their foot and stained the steel.

The Devil in the White City (110-167)

Summary

          There is fewer than twenty six months left to go until the grand opening. Burnham and his architect have no idea what their main structure will be. There are honestly so many people and committees that are formed that I can not keep track of abounds names besides now the two main characters, Burnham and Holmes. There is also one character that seems very harmless and passive at the moment, and his name is Patrick Eugene Joseph Prendergast. He is an Irish immigrant who is a strong supporter of of a man named Harrison for mayor. He is declining mentally and I do not know what he is capable of after Harrison had lost his election. Back to Burnham, it seen as though the fair will never be finish because of two things, people getting sick missing deadlines and bad weather. Olmsted seems out of everyone to be the next to end up like Root. He is always out with a stomach or headache. He had to travel all the way to Europe in order to clear his head.  He is the landscaper so he can not be replaced so late in the fair. The second reason why out was going to be nearly impossible to finish the fair is because of bad weather. The forms in Jackson Park are so fierce that as soon as a building is almost two thirds of the way finished the buildings would be destroyed along with months of work. Due to the fact that they had limiting time after buildings were destroyed, buildings were recreated not up to code.

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          "We are now organizing a special interior decorative and architectural force to handle this part" (Larson 157).

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          This quote that Burnham said is an important because it shows why the fair was destined for failure. That reason was because too many people were about of it. It was hard to keep track of every single group organized.since Burnham wasn't able to keep tract sometimes things did not turn as though he wanted them to, such as the woman's building that was open to public opinion.