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The Beautiful Cigar Girl - Part 1
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S1E2: On a summer Sunday morning in Manhattan, 1841, as a storm begins to roll in from the distance, a young woman leaves home to visit a cousin. Mary Cecilia Rogers, having previously worked at a cigar shop popular with literary society, had become known as The Beautiful Cigar Girl. She never arrived in Brooklyn, and was never seen alive again. Her story would become the inspiration for Edgar Allen Poe to write "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". In this episode we explore the true story of Mary Rogers, based on original source documentation. This is Part 1 of 3, so be sure to click like, share, and subscribe to not miss the future installments!
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Manage episode 414539780 series 3569176
S1E2: On a summer Sunday morning in Manhattan, 1841, as a storm begins to roll in from the distance, a young woman leaves home to visit a cousin. Mary Cecilia Rogers, having previously worked at a cigar shop popular with literary society, had become known as The Beautiful Cigar Girl. She never arrived in Brooklyn, and was never seen alive again. Her story would become the inspiration for Edgar Allen Poe to write "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt". In this episode we explore the true story of Mary Rogers, based on original source documentation. This is Part 1 of 3, so be sure to click like, share, and subscribe to not miss the future installments!
Be sure to like, rate, and subscribe - and don't forget to follow our Facebook page for updates, review the documentation on our wiki, and join in on the discussions and share new discoveries in our Discord server, all links below:
Support Twisted Roots!: https://buymeacoffee.com/twistedroots
Our Wiki Archives: https://twistedrootspod.com/index.php/Main_Page
Facebook page (for updates): https://www.facebook.com/TwistedRootsPod/
Discord (chat & discuss!): https://discord.gg/wdDzF74VBv
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