{"product_id":"poe-land-the-hallowed-haunts-of-edgar-allan-poe-9781581572216","title":"Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): J. W. Ocker\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Countryman Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Countryman Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Essays \u0026amp; Travelogues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdgar Allan Poe was an oddity: his life, literature, and legacy are all, well, \u003cem\u003eodd\u003c\/em\u003e. In \u003cem\u003ePoe-Land, \u003c\/em\u003e J. W. Ocker explores the physical aspects of Poe's legacy across the East Coast and beyond, touring Poe's homes, examining artifacts from his life--locks of his hair, pieces of his coffin, original manuscripts, his boyhood bed--and visiting the many memorials dedicated to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, Ocker meets people from a range of backgrounds and professions--actors, museum managers, collectors, historians--who have dedicated some part of their lives to Poe and his legacy. \u003cem\u003ePoe-Land\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique travelogue of the afterlife of the poet who invented detective fiction, advanced the emerging genre of science fiction, and elevated the horror genre with a mastery over the macabre that is arguably still unrivaled today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Countryman Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47595914133655,"sku":"9781581572216","price":2459.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781581572216.webp?v=1774991686","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/poe-land-the-hallowed-haunts-of-edgar-allan-poe-9781581572216","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}