Edgar A. Poe Goes to West Point—and Gets Himself Thrown Out
Edgar A. Poe Goes to West Point—and Gets Himself Thrown Out Try to picture Edgar Allan Poe at West Point. Uniform. Inspections. Military drills. Mathematics. Reveille. Rules. Lots and lots of rules. Now picture Poe. You can probably see the problem. Cadet Edgar A. Poe Poe entered the United States Military Academy at West Point in July 1830. This wasn’t his first encounter…
