{"product_id":"poe-land-j-w-ocker-9781581572216","title":"Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. W. Ocker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1581572212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781581572216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Countryman Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Macavity Award - Nominee","brand":"J. W. Ocker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979245191423,"sku":"9781581572216","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9917171c-9003-4028-892f-2f0ee8d702f5.jpg?v=1683244579","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poe-land-j-w-ocker-9781581572216","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}