Fascinating account of the World's Fair and of two men who had a passion for two very different things. Both were linked to the Worl'd Columbian Exposition : the other built it, the other used it as a tool for carrying out his macabre desires. I could have done with a little less dates and a little more background to the two cases but otherwise a wonderful take on the subject. The idea of writing descriptions like in a novel was great and proves that non-fiction doesn't have to be a boring list of facts and people. This got the reader a little closer to the era.