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The flag, the poet & the song : the story of the Star-Spangled Banner / Irvin Molotsky.

Molotsky, Irvin. (Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0525946004
  • ISBN: 9780525946007
  • Physical Description: 240 pages
  • Publisher: New York : Dutton, 2001.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
1 Star-Spangled Baritone and the Clocker 1 -- 2 Widow, the Poet and the Soldiers 15 -- 3 Second War of Independence 19 -- 4 Why the British Burned Washington and Other War Stories 44 -- 5 Poet and the Flag Come Together 70 -- 6 A Hero's Death 103 -- 7 Two Weary Nations Agree to End Their War 127 -- 8 Where the Flag and the Song Went After the War 133 -- 9 Little by Little, America Gets a National Anthem 149 -- 10 Should the Constitution Be Changed to Protect the Flag? 160 -- 11 Saving America's Most Famous Flag for Our Grandchildren 205 -- 12 What the Future Holds for the National Anthem 210.
Subject:
Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843.
Star-spangled banner (Song)
Baltimore, Battle of, Baltimore, Md., 1814.
Flags > United States > History > 19th century.
United States > History > War of 1812 > Flags.
United States > History > War of 1812 > Influence.

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