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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America Part I, Chapter 8 Summary

The Landscape of Regret

  • Burnham and Root arrive on the scene at Jackson Park. The shocked gazes of the architects say everything.
  • Jackson Park is one square mile of treeless desolation. There's definitely not much to look at, and soil conditions are terrible.
  • The men have twenty-seven months to perfect the landscape and install exhibits.
  • Deep breaths, guys: you can do this.