The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson In 1893, the World’s Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago, an accomplishment that secured America’s place in the world. The Devil in the White City tells the story of the mastermind behind the fair, Daniel Burnham, and the many other architects that worked together to design…
Category: Historical Nonfiction
The Spy and the Traitor
The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre Oleg Gordievsky was the model of a perfect KGB officer. Born into a KGB family, he possessed a deep intellect and graduated from the “Russian Harvard”. But eventually he recognized the lies and tyranny of the Soviet regime for what they were, and as he worked his…
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