Kent, Deborah.

The Star-spangled banner / [by] Deborah Kent. - Chicago : Children's Press, 1995. - 30 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps, ports. ; 25 cm. - Cornerstones of freedom .

Includes index.

RC AR

An account of how, during the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key came to write the poem that became the national anthem. Includes the text to the song.

3-7. 5.



0516466305 (pbk.) 0516066307

95000836 /AC


Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843.
Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843.


Star-spangled banner (Song)
Star-spangled banner (Song)--History.


Poets, American.
Lawyers.
War of 1812--Poetry.
Symbols of America
American poets--Biography.
Lawyers--Biography.
National songs--History.--United States


United States--History--War of 1812.

PS2167.S73 / K46 1995

349.73/092 B