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Who was Edgar Allan Poe?

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Filled with broken hearts and black ravens, Edgar Allan Poe's ghastly tales have delighted readers for centuries. Born in Boston in 1809, Poe was orphaned at age two. He was soon adopted by a Virginia family who worked as tombstone merchants. In 1827 he enlisted in the Army and subsequently failed o...

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Main Author: Gigliotti, Jim
Other Authors: Foley, Tim, 1962-
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language:English
Published: 2015.
Series:Who was-- ?
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Poe, Edgar Allan, > 1809-1849 > Juvenile nonfiction.
Authors, American > Maryland > Baltimore > Juvenile nonfiction.
Poets, American > Maryland > Baltimore > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Biographies > Juvenile.
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Who Was Edgar Allan Poe? Edgar Allan Poe walked briskly down a New York City street one winter day early in 1845. A young boy spotted the famous writer. Soon another boy noticed him, too. And then another. One of the boys took a stick and hit Edgar on his heel. "Caw! Caw!" the other children shrieked, flapping their arms like birds. Excerpted from Who Was Edgar Allan Poe? by Jim Gigliotti All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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