| Edgar Allan Poe in Richmond Contributor(s): Case, Keshia A. (Author), Semtner, Christopher P. (Author), Poe Museum (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738567140 ISBN-13: 9780738567143 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: Edgar Allan Poe, the renowned author of tales of mystery and madness, arrived in Richmond in 1810 at the age of one and left the city for the last time just two weeks before his death. Of his 40 years, he lived in Richmond for 13 yearsafar longer than in any other city. While other cities may claim him, Poe himself boasted in 1841, aI am a Virginian . . . for I have resided all my life, until within the last few years, in Richmond.a It was in Richmond that Poe was orphaned at the age of two and where he was reared in the home of the tobacco exporter John Allan. In this city, the young Poe first fell in love, wrote his earliest poetry, began his career in journalism, and married his 13- year-old cousin. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 818.309 |
| LCCN: 2008933053 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.83 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Locality - Richmond-Petersburg, Virginia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Edgar Allan Poe, the renowned author of tales of mystery and madness, arrived in Richmond in 1810 at the age of one and left the city for the last time just two weeks before his death. Of his 40 years, he lived in Richmond for 13 years far longer than in any other city. While other cities may claim him, Poe himself boasted in 1841, I am a Virginian . . . for I have resided all my life, until within the last few years, in Richmond. It was in Richmond that Poe was orphaned at the age of two and where he was reared in the home of the tobacco exporter John Allan. In this city, the young Poe first fell in love, wrote his earliest poetry, began his career in journalism, and married his 13- year-old cousin." |
Contributor Bio(s): Case, Keshia A.: - Images of America: Edgar Allan Poe in Richmond is an exploration of Poe s world, how it influenced him, and how he impacted it. On behalf of Richmond s Poe Museum, Keshia A. Case, author of Then and Now: Richmond, and Christopher P. Semtner, curator of the Poe Museum, selected from the museum s collection these rarely seen historic photographs of the people and places Poe knew. |