Desperate Hearts, Weary Souls

"His father had never said anything about loving boys, had just ruffled his hair and told him, one day James would love a woman as ardently as he loved his wife, and he would know that he was in love when he felt that fluttering in his stomach that would diffuse throughout his entire body until his heart felt like it would explode.
When Vincent leaned forward, James thought he might not fall in love with a girl after all."
In 1893, the Columbian Exposition opened up to the regular public. Some might call it one of America's greatest moments, exerting influence over all facets of American history. But perhaps it touched lives in smaller ways.

[My apologies for any historical inaccuracies; I have attempted to keep them to a minimum. Much of the research for this comes from "The Devil in the White City" by Eric Larson.]