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0:00 Introduction
0:54 I: Born on the Fourth of July
3:54 II: Early Copyright
6:11 III: Stephen Starts Writing
8:43 IV: Minstrelsy
20:56 V: Cincinnati
24:39 VI: Jeanie
30:03 VII: Elevating a Genre
42:24 VIII: Antebellum Politics
47:39 IX: President-in-Law
52:22 X: Return to the Parlor
58:46 XI: The Song Factory
1:03:41 XII: A Complicated Legacy
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0:00 Introduction
0:54 I: Born on the Fourth of July
3:54 II: Early Copyright
6:11 III: Stephen Starts Writing
8:43 IV: Minstrelsy
20:56 V: Cincinnati
24:39 VI: Jeanie
30:03 VII: Elevating a Genre
42:24 VIII: Antebellum Politics
47:39 IX: President-in-Law
52:22 X: Return to the Parlor
58:46 XI: The Song Factory
1:03:41 XII: A Complicated Legacy
đź“š Sources and music in the video are listed in the credits at the end.
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Questions and comments can be directed to:
nerdofclassical [at] gmail.com
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facebook.com/classicalnerd
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