Edgar Allan Poe Cooping Research Paper

Edgar Allan Poe was a writer in the 19th century famous for his eerie literary works. Most of his family died from tuberculosis when he was young, and he lived in poverty his entire life. However, the true reason for his death is unknown. Evidence suggests that Poe died of cooping. One reason he died of cooping is on October 3rd, 1849, Poe went to Baltimore, and was found next to a polling place. Poe died 4 days later. In the article, “Death by Voter Fraud?” By Jennifer Marsico, it is suggested that Poe was a victim of cooping. When he was laying on the ground, “Poe was found wearing clothes that were not his own; Poe had been a fastidious dresser, but he was instead wearing inexpensive, ill-fitting and dirty clothes.” (1) Cooping is