The Devil in the White City

by Erik Larson

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The Devil in the White City How did Chicago World's Fair change Chicago? America? The world? Discuss some of the inventions and ideas that were introduced at the fair that still impact life oday. Support your answer with specific references from the novel. Thanks

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The inventions were very diverse.  Some of them were things we take for granted now.  A lot of them were foods, such as pancake mix and chewing gum.  Some were more practical, like the zipper.  The Ferris wheel was also introduced then.

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