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Podcast: Calling History: Listen In on Conversations with History’s Most Influential People.
Episode: Edgar Allan Poe Part 2: Violence Makes it that Much More Entertaining.
Description: In Part 2 of the 1849 conversation with Edgar Allen Poe, he’ll explain why he refused to compromise when his editor told him that his work was too violent. He’ll tell us what happened when he showed up at The White House drunk looking for a job. And he’ll share some of his other work that demonstrated how truly talented he was.
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