The flag, the poet, and the song the story of the Star-Spangled Banner
He charts the events leading up to the war, and the far-reaching impact this obscure conflict has had on our national psyche. The Flag, the Poet, and the Song also uncovers the facts and fallacies surrounding the flag and the song, from the tremendous size of the flag to why we continue trying to si...
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New York :
Dutton,
©2001.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Star-spangled baritone and the clocker
- Widow, the poet and the soldiers
- Second war of independence
- Why the British burned Washington and other war stories
- Poet and the flag come together
- Hero's death
- Two weary nations agree to end their war
- Where the flag and the song went after the war
- Little by little, America gets a national anthem
- Should the Constitution be changed to protect the flag?
- Saving America's most famous flag for our grandchildren
- What the future holds for the national anthem.
