Our flag was still there the Star Spangled Banner that survived the British and 200 years -- and the Armistead family who saved it
Our Flag Was Still There details the improbable two-hundred-year journey of the original Star-Spangled Banner--from Fort McHenry in 1814, when Francis Scott Key first saw it, to the Smithsonian in 2023--and the enduring family who defended, kept, hid, and ultimately donated the most famous flag in A...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Knox Press,
[2023]
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| Summary: | Our Flag Was Still There details the improbable two-hundred-year journey of the original Star-Spangled Banner--from Fort McHenry in 1814, when Francis Scott Key first saw it, to the Smithsonian in 2023--and the enduring family who defended, kept, hid, and ultimately donated the most famous flag in American history. McMillan details the improbable two-hundred-year journey of the original Star-Spangled Banner. From Fort McHenry in 1814, when Francis Scott Key first saw it, to its modern-day home at the Smithsonian National Museum of American history, it has endured an often-perilous journey. In providing new insights into an intriguing period of U.S. history, McMillan offers the story of one of the country's most cherished relics, the song celebrating it-- and the enduring family who defended, kept, hid, and ultimately donated the most famous flag in American history. |
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| Physical Description: | 333 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1637587333 9781637587331 |
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