Stephen Foster was a man with a mission ... At first, he circulated manuscript copies among various minstrel troupes. After "Oh! Susanna" became a national hit following its performance by ...

Beginning in the 1840s, Stephen Foster created a string of heartfelt songs that ended up in the parlors of homes across the nation: “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair,” “Oh! Susanna ...

an unlikely ally came to Buchanan's aid — songwriter Stephen Foster, one of America's favorite composers. Foster had already written such popular hits as "Oh! Susanna," "My Old Kentucky Home ...