The document discusses how Erik Larson's book The Devil in the White City contrasts the architect
Daniel Burnham and the serial killer H.H. Holmes at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago. While
Burnham aimed to design magnificent buildings to attract visitors, Holmes used the fair to lure people
to his "Murder Castle" where he killed over 200 people. Both men sought riches but through very
different means. The document also notes how the book examines their negative views of women and
desire for wealth.