Edgar Allan Poe's Petersburg: The Untold Story of the Raven in the Cockade City

By: Jeffrey Abugel

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Synopsis: Visit the Virginia city where the great author brought his thirteen-year-old bride for a honeymoon. Antebellum Petersburg was a melting pot of French, Haitian, Scotch-Irish, and free black populations. It was in this eclectic city that the master of the macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, chose to take his new wife, thirteen-year-old first cousin Virginia Clemm, on their honeymoon in 1836. This book traces the steps of the controversial couple through imaginative scenes of historic Petersburg. From Poe&’s own mother performing in the local venues to the poet&’s lasting friendship with Petersburg native and publisher Hiram Haines, it reveals an overlooked moment in the young life of this literary giant. Includes photos

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 131 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781614238584
Related ISBNs:: 9781609498641
Publisher:: Arcadia Publishing
Date of Addition:: 01/11/25
Copyrighted By:: Jeffrey Abugel
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.