Marveling

For as long as I can remember I have marveled at the feats of engineering to the point where I have almost felt a little guilty for my lack of contribution. Who am I do be able to use these roads, ride these elevators, and fly in these planes that my hands and mind have had no contribution in creating. Maybe it is the fact that my mind is not even slightly bent towards mechanical analysis that causes such personal admiration for engineering.The Devil in the White City perpetuated this astonishment in its' fascinating description of the World's fair in Chicago in 1893. A true story of the narrative behind the fair's development and the life of a mass murderer, this book takes you into this moment in time and presents one with the awe resulting from both human ambition and depravity.