Summary Of The Devil In The White City

Part 1: The Devil in the White City Reflection The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson, is a book focused largely on Chicago in the late 1880s’, during the industrial revolution. The book really seems to focus on the darker parts of the revolution. This differs from many other tellings of the time period, as the majority of articles and books seem to focus on the growth made by America in the time and how much our country benefited from the industrialization of the world. While the book does also focus on the lighter, more beneficial aspects of the revolution, such as a growth in architecture and a growing allocation of autonomy for women, it also brings to attention the bleaker aspects of the industrial revolution. Chicago in the 1880s’