1. Poe and the Importance of the Crime Scene
The use of hoaxes is another thing that established Poe as being the greatest master mind in literature; "The Balloon Hoax" is prime example. ... It told of "The Victoria" which a hot air balloon was and how it was a European Monck Mason's trip across the Atlantic Ocean in only three days. ... In 2009 in Fort Collins, Florida the balloon hoax was relived, Richard and Mayumi Heene called the police to claim that their six year old son Falcon had floated away in a gas balloon that was filled with helium traveling at an altitude of 7,000 feet. ... After about an hour of f...
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