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 fir... Read More
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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 fir... Read More
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.
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Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 19th January 2009
State: Virginia
Illustration Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738567143
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
The curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia, Christopher P. Semtner has curated numerous critically acclaimed exhibits across the United States. The Webster Award–winning author has written several articles and chapters in addition to books about Poe, visual art, the paranormal and cryptography and has appeared in documentaries in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Spain, Venezuela and Germany. He regularly speaks on dark and mysterious subjects at various venues from the Steampunk World’s Fair to the Library of Congress and as far away as Japan. Learn more at chrissemtner.com.
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.
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.
Pages: 128
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Imprint: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America
Publication Date: 19th January 2009
State: Virginia
Illustrations Note: Black and White
ISBN: 9780738567143
Format: Paperback
BISACs: PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional) PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials) HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
The curator of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia, Christopher P. Semtner has curated numerous critically acclaimed exhibits across the United States. The Webster Award–winning author has written several articles and chapters in addition to books about Poe, visual art, the paranormal and cryptography and has appeared in documentaries in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Spain, Venezuela and Germany. He regularly speaks on dark and mysterious subjects at various venues from the Steampunk World’s Fair to the Library of Congress and as far away as Japan. Learn more at chrissemtner.com.
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.
