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Episode 1. Jazz is born in New Orleans at the turn of the century emerging from several forms of music including ragtime, marching bands, work songs, spirituals, creole music, funeral parade music and above all, the blues. Musicians profiled here who advanced early jazz are Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet, Freddie Keppard, and musicians of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band.
Episode 2. From 1917 through 1924, the "Jazz Age" begins with...
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A fascinating look at how microbes have affected war outcomes from colonial times to the present.
Various powerful enemies from the British to the Nazis, and legendary individuals including Tecumseh and Robert E. Lee, have all fallen before the arms of the American soldier. Yet the deadliest enemy faced by the nation, one that has killed more warriors than all its foes combined, is disease.
But illness has been more than just a historical cause...
3) 1910's
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100 years 100 events volume disc 2
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Details notable historical events of the 1910's, including the race to the South Pole, the sinking of the Titanic, World War I, and the Russian Revolution.
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