The Devil in the White City Lesson Plan

What signs appear in these chapters that the economy in the U.S. is beginning to falter in earnest? What do you think of Larson's representation of these societal challenges?

As the Fair kicks off, increasing numbers of workers flood into Chicago to find work. The difficulties in the U.S. economy lead to concern among Burnham and his colleagues about the fair's attracting enough guests to make it successful. In order to maintain its image as a beautiful oasis away from the drudgery of city life, Burnham orchestrates a particular image with the fair’s only official photographer: “[this] arrangement [between Burnham and Charles Dudley Arnold, the photographer] . . . had...