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Acknowledgments v
Preface 1
African American Roots 3
The Origins of Black Face Minstrelsy 6
The Birth of a Banjoist 19
On the Road in Great Britain 34
Back in the United States: Touring with a Minstrel Band and Final Days 46
The Virginia Minstrels and the Dawn of the Minstrel Show 55
Ethiopian Serenaders: British Minstrelsy After Sweeney 76
The Banjo in Australia 84
Minstrel Touring in the American South 89
P.T. Barnum's Black Face Adventures 102
Sweeney's Repertoire 109
Joel Walker Sweeney and the "Invention" of the 5-String Banjo 127
Sweeney's Influence 138
Sam Sweeney: War Years with J.E.B. Stuart 152
A Sweeney Performance Chronology 163
Chapter Notes 167
Selected Bibliography 185
Index 191
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