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Hosts Scott and Jenn, discuss Edgar Allan Poe while visiting Westminster Hall and Burying Ground in Baltimore, covering the mysterious circumstances of his 1849 death after being found delirious in the streets.

They trace Poe’s early life (orphaned, taken in by the Allan family), his Army service and brief West Point stint, and his struggling writing career, including The Raven’s 1845 publication for $9 and the death of his wife/cousin Virginia in 1847.

The episode details rival Rufus Wilmot Griswold’s scathing pseudonymous obituary, his acquisition of Poe’s literary rights from Maria Clemm, and forged portrayals that both damaged and amplified Poe’s fame before later rebuttals discredited Griswold.

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00:00 Poe’s Final Mystery

00:49 Welcome to Talk with History

01:34 Why Poe Still Matters

04:39 Podcast Shout-Out Break

05:38 Orphaned Origins in Baltimore

09:10 Army Enlistment and West Point

12:59 Poems, Publishing, and Baltimore Return

14:55 Marriage, Tuberculosis, and Making Ends Meet

16:39 A Rival Writer Enters the Story - Rufus Griswold

17:59 Poe vs Longfellow

18:23 Virginia Illness and Loss

18:46 The Raven Breakthrough

19:56 Griswold Rivalry Begins

23:26 Obituary and Death Mystery

28:21 Rights Stolen and Forged Memoir

31:34 Griswold Discredited

33:37 Grave Marker and Reburial

37:09 Poe Toaster Tradition

39:01 Legacy and Final Farewell

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