Holmes did indeed exist, and during this time, he did own the castle in Chicago that he used to kill off his victims, with a number ranging from nine to around two hundred persons. Larson, being the author of the Devil in the White City did a fairly decent job of portraying the events of the story as they unfolded in history. The time period is accurate, the people are for the most part accurate. Although surly this is not a history book, someone who picks up this novel can hold onto the belief that it is based on truth. We can use this novel to take a peak into the past and learn about how fun and exciting the world fair is, but also how scary and mysterious of a time the Chicago world fair was due to Holmes malicious actions. This shows the culture of the nation, the actions of people at this time, and that no matter what time of history you choose, no matter what era, their is always someone of something that creeps from the shadows and takes the world by surprise like Holmes
Holmes did indeed exist, and during this time, he did own the castle in Chicago that he used to kill off his victims, with a number ranging from nine to around two hundred persons. Larson, being the author of the Devil in the White City did a fairly decent job of portraying the events of the story as they unfolded in history. The time period is accurate, the people are for the most part accurate. Although surly this is not a history book, someone who picks up this novel can hold onto the belief that it is based on truth. We can use this novel to take a peak into the past and learn about how fun and exciting the world fair is, but also how scary and mysterious of a time the Chicago world fair was due to Holmes malicious actions. This shows the culture of the nation, the actions of people at this time, and that no matter what time of history you choose, no matter what era, their is always someone of something that creeps from the shadows and takes the world by surprise like Holmes