Daniel Burnham

nation faced. There was pollution almost everywhere the eye could see, then the infamous Chicago fire of 1871, and the notorious Civil War. Chicago was a dismal and unfavorable city, that is, until the renowned 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. Led by Daniel Burnham, the city saw a colossal change in its environment and people. The three main converging forces that created a blueprint for America to enter the twentieth century was

intellectual superiority that would only serve as a sample of the achievements of society that were yet to come. The intellectual productions of the fair can be attributed to the architectural firm coordinating the event, Burnham and Root. The firm was headed by Daniel Burnham and John Root, both accredited as the brightest in their field. Under their management, the Chicago World’s Fair

four parts. The first three of the four parts take place in Chicago between 1890-1893. In 1890, Chicago won the bid on the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Daniel Burnham and John Root became the architects to build the fair. Burnham and Root encountered many obstacles that threatened the success of the fair. Root died early on, which left Burnham alone. Burnham wanted to build something that was more amazing than the Eiffel Tower. He faced hurtles but found a new way to outdo the Eiffel Tower. He uses the

i shall again’” (Larson 271). Erik Larson’s nonfiction novel The Devil in the White City centers around the Chicago World’s Fair, also known as The World’s Columbian Exposition, and two of the men whose lives were intertwined: Daniel Burnham and H. H. Holmes. Daniel Burnham was the chief architect who built the World’s fair with a grandeur image in his mind; in contrast, H. H. Holmes used the fair to masquerade his horrific and numerous murders, exploiting the fair. In The Devil in the White City

The Devil in the White City Eric Larson, in The Devil in the White City, elucidates all the different aspects of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. From the small decisions made to ensure that the fair is a huge success to the shadows creeping in the background, Larson tells the extraordinary story of two men. One man being the architect behind the magnificence of the fair, and the other a serial killer using the fair to entice his victims into his clutches. The authors purpose is to emphasize the importance

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson is a nonfiction novel that sets during the building of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, known as The World’s Columbian Exposition as well. The novel describes the process of building the fair and the architect who builds it to the evil murderer who exploits the fair to lure in his victims. Erik Larson uses rhetorical strategies such as selective connotation and word choice, imagery, and juxtaposition, to contrast the white city from the black city. Contrary

good, there is also evil. Daniel Burnham portrayed the good. He brought dignity and positivity to Chicago, by building the World’s Fair at a point in time when the United States was in an economic depression. Crime was not Burnham’s thing. He used his knowledge to make Chicago a better place, and also had tremendous respect for authority. The World’s Fair brought in thousands of tourists, and revenue into the country. Holmes on the other hand, was the total opposite to Burnham. He was the devil himself

Journal entry # 1 Dust city is grim fairy tale mainly based on mystery, action/adventure and, magic. The story takes place in Dust city, a fictional place which inhabits humans and, animals that have evolved from their original form and have become half human and half animal, humanoids. Hovering above the city is Eden which was once the inhabitancy of fairies. The story sets place in a time period where the fairies have abandoned the city and companies like Numbus and luster labs have started to

Larson made Burnham look like a hero when he develops all the buildings necessary, as well as the ferris wheel, for the fair. These items were crucial to the events at the fair. Burnham completes all these tasks without the proper education to become an architect. This makes Burnham look even more heroic, and gifted. Larson shows the undeniable determination in Burnham. Burnham works to make the fair a success and keep good spirits even when setbacks

Chicago’s World Fair and the years leading up to it. For example, in Part 1 at the end of the chapter titled The Trouble Is Just Begun Larson states, “Even Depew, however, did not foresee the true magnitude of the forces that were converging on Burnham and Root. At this moment he and they saw the challenge in its two most fundamental dimensions, time and money, and these were stark enough” (34). Then on the next page, the start of the next chapter, Holmes story is introduced as “one morning in