Prides Crossing, MA Other Information. 1  Located in ESSEX County, Massachusetts. 2  Prides Crossing, MA is also known as: 3  PRIDES XING, MA.
Poe, John. W., Items. Born in Mason County Kentucky in 1850, John William Poe moved to Texas in 1868 to hunt buffalo. In the 1870s he served as town marshal for Fort Griffin, before becoming a U. S. marshal.
Edgar Allan Poe: Father of Detective Fiction. American author Edgar Allan Poe is commonly associated with the horror genre. Indeed, poems like âThe Ravenâ and âAnnabelle Leeâ and stories like The Telltale Heart and The Black Cat lend credence and validity to this association. However, what most don't realize is that Poe is responsible for the modern version of one of the most popular and enduring literary genres: detective fiction. Fans of mysteries and detective stories will recognize the author as the namesake of the prestigious Edgar Award for outstanding mystery novels. Earliest Forms