Five top literary escapes to American cities

At The Barnes & Noble Book Blog Dell Villa tagged five top literary escapes to American cities, including:The Devil in the White City, by Erik Larson.

This is a nightmarish, enthralling account of actual events surrounding the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. In his trademark journalistic style, Larson deftly intertwines multiple perspectives, focusing chiefly on Daniel H. Burnham, the mastermind