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	Podcast:		American History
	Episode:		Hail to the Chief: The Americanization of Walter Scott During the War of 1812 (2012 Ridge Lecture)
	Category:		Society & Culture
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	Publish Date:		2012-05-23 21:00:27
	Description:		Joseph Rezek explains how the song “Hail to the Chief” had its origins in Sir Walter Scott’s poem “The Lady of the Lake,” an anthem to a Scottish highland clan leader. In his talk, he describes how it became a patriotic song during the War of 1812, when Scott’s popularity was at its height in America. Rezek is assistant professor of English at Boston University.
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