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Why Philly Needs to Appropriate the Legacy of Edgar Allan Poenew

Goodbye Ben Franklin, goodbye Rocky. It's time for a new figure to represent everything good and bad about our city. One in whom we can see both our dreams and nightmares. It's time for Philly to embrace its inner-Gothic self and celebrate Edgar Allan Poe.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Edward Pettit  |  01-13-2009  |  History

Monks, Devils and Quakers in the 1800'snew

The lurid life and times of George Lippard, Philadelphia's original best-selling author.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Edward Pettit  |  03-27-2007  |  History

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