. . "Compositores Estados Unidos Biografía." . . "Ragtime Biobibliographie." . . "Compositores americanos Biografía." . . "Compositeurs États-Unis Biographies." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "This is the story of Scott Joplin--the man behind Ragtime. From his post-Civil War childhood in Texarkana to his touring days in the honky-tonks of the old South, Joplin was ahead of his time. He sought recognition for ragtime as a black American art form during a time at which America was not yet prepared to honor the syncopated melodies of the bar-room and the brothel." . "This is the story of Scott Joplin--the man behind Ragtime. From his post-Civil War childhood in Texarkana to his touring days in the honky-tonks of the old South, Joplin was ahead of his time. He sought recognition for ragtime as a black American art form during a time at which America was not yet prepared to honor the syncopated melodies of the bar-room and the brothel."@en . . "Scott Joplin : [the man who made ragtime]" . . . "Scott Joplin: the man who made ragtime" . . "Biography" . "Biography"@en . . . . . "Scott Joplin"@es . "Scott Joplin" . "Scott Joplin"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Composers United States Biography." . . "Composers , United States , Biography." .