The life and times of Edgar Allan Poe
Created by 123588 on Nov 1, 2010
Last updated: 11/15/10 at 02:59 PM
1.On his way to see fiance 2.Found on the Baltimore street unconchious 3.Died in fits of delusions and unconchiousness
1. The first gold was found on January 24, 1848.
2. The gold was only going to be mined by one company
3. The News leaked out and thousands of people were trying to get some of the gold
http://www.school.eb.com/comptons/art-122107/Miners-panned-for-gold-in-1897-along-Bonanza-Creek-and?&articleTypeId=31
1.Dies of tuberculosis 2.Poe falls under great depression 3.Gets desperate to find another woman
1. Today the museum contains 19 different buildings
2. John Quincy Adams was president at the time
3. Founded by John Smithson
http://www.school.eb.com/comptons/art-146829/The-main-building-of-the-Smithsonian-Institution-located-in-Washington?&articleTypeId=31
1. Texas used to belong to Spain
2. Every week 5,000 people move to Florida
3. Texas is the 28th State
http://www.school.eb.com/comptons/art-55721/Many-flags-have-flown-over-Florida-including-at-least-four?&articleTypeId=31
1. Invented by Samuel F. B. Mores
2. Early forms of the telegraph were smoke signals
3. The electric current helped invent the telegraph
http://www.school.eb.com/comptons/art-52428/Samuel-FB-Morse-stands-with-the-telegraph-system-he-invented?&articleTypeId=31
1. Around 1 million people died of starvation
2. It killed at least 1/8 of the entire Irish population
3. It effected 1/3 of the population
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Oct06/organic.certified.sl.html
1.Gets engaged to Virginia
2.Even though shes 13, she lies and they get married
3.Have a wonderful marriage, they're both always happy
http://epfl.mdch.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/poe&CISOPTR=6&CISOBOX=1&REC=6
1.Moves to Virginia to be an editor
2.Talks Virginia and Maria into coming to Richmond
3.Falls in love with Virginia
http://www.poemuseum.org/collection-details.php?id=47
1.Moved over to West Point, Acted bad to get out
2.Became a professional writer
3.Met Virginia and Maria Clemm and lives with them
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/93509659/
1.His full name was Ludwig van Beethoven
2.Born in Germany on December 17, 1770
3.Considered a genius musician
http://www.school.eb.com/comptons/article-9273148?query=bethoven&ct=ebi
1.Ran away to the army to escape debtors
2.Under the alias Edgar A. Perry
3.Was a very diligent soldier
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1. Thomas Jefferson was the author for the Decleration of Independence
2. He was the 3rd President of the US
3. While he was in office the territory of the US doubled
http://www.school.eb.com/comptons/art-2964/Thomas-Jefferson-portrait-by-an-anonymous-artist-19th-century-in?&articleTypeId=31
1.Very poor 2.Got into gambling debts 3.Did many works of literature
1.Founded by Thomas Jefferson
2.This was the first university to use electives
3.Thomas worked on the project to the end of his life
http://www.vahistorical.org/sva2003/uva.htm
1.John Allan didn’t like Edgar
2.Frances Allan loved Ed dearly, was a good friend to Eliza
3.Eliza dies of tuberculosis and John was taking in other women. Edgar is angry, so John kicks him out.
http://www.poemuseum.org/collection-details.php?id=23
1.Became the US anthem in 1931
2.Writen by Francis Scott King
3.Writen during the War of 1812
http://www.school.eb.com/comptons/art-126260/The-United-States-has-had-a-50-star-flag-since?&articleTypeId=31
David Poe abbandons Edgar before 3 Eliza Poe dies in Richmond on theatrical tour from Tuberculosis Allans become foster family
1. Became the 16th President of the US
2. Many consider him the greatest man of all time
3. He has bacome a myth as well as man
http://www.school.eb.com/comptons/art-124151/Abraham-Lincoln?&articleTypeId=49
1. Born in Boston, MA
2. Spent most of his childhood in Virginia
3. Parents were David and Eliza Poe
http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004670224/
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