You can force Git to detect the history of the copied file:
Instead of copying, switch to a new branch and move the file to its new location there.
Switch to the original branch and rename the file.
Merge the new branch into the original branch, resolving the trivial conflict by keeping both files.
Restore the original filename in a separate commit.
S. Charters. Marion Boyars, New York, (2004)Uniform title: Selections. 2005; General note: Principally previously published writings consisting of essays, liner notes, and excerpts from longer works.; General note: Includes index..
J. Cowley, and P. Oliver. Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, UK; Cambridge, MA, (1996)General note: Rev. ed. of: The Blackwell guide to recorded blues.; Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-436) and index.; Uniform title: Blackwell guide to recorded blues..
F. Davis. Hyperion, New York, (1995)General note: "The history of the blues is the companion volume to a three-part PBS series of the same name"―Intro.; Bibliography note: Includes discography.; Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-279) and index.; Uniform title: History of the blues (Television program).
G. Oakley. Da Capo Press, New York, (1997)General note: "First Da Capo Press edition"―T.p. verso.; General note: Originally published: London, 1983. With new afterword by the author.; Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-286), discography (p. 287-290), and indexes..