Age
9-12
Grade
4-7
Joseph Ferry
The Star-Spangled Banner: Story of Our National Anthem
Hardcover
(Mason Crest Publishers Aug. 1, 2014)
In September of 1814, the United States was a relatively young country engaged in a war with the most powerful nation of the time, Great Britain. A British fleet launched a devastating overnight bombardment of the American fort that defended Baltimore harbor. As the sun rose the next morning, a young lawyer named Francis Scott Key who had observed the battle saw that the American flag was still flying. Inspired, he wrote a poem that would later be set to music as The Star-Spangled Bannerour national anthem. Today, The Star-Spangled Banner is often performed before sporting events and other public functions. The national anthem is an important patriotic symbol because it reminds us about a critical moment in American history, and how our flagwhich represents American democracy and valueshas continued to fly proudly despite all attacks and outside pressures.
- Series
- Patriotic Symbols of America (Book 20)
- ISBN
- 1422231321 / 9781422231326
- Pages
- 48
- Weight
- 9.1 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 0.2 in.
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