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The Flag, the Poet and the Song: The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner
The Flag the Poet and the Song The Story of the StarSpangled Banner Author:Irvin Molotsky Americans have long stood to salute the flag and sing the national anthem, but in the wake of September 11, it has become more than a ritual at the beginning of a baseball game. Our flag has been on proud display in nearly every home, car, and shop window across the country and our national anthem has never been more popular. — Despite this resur... more »gence in patriotism, few know the real story behind "The Star Spangled Banner"-neither the song nor the flag that inspired it. In this remarkable book, New York Times reporter Irvin Molotsky tells the story of what really inspired Francis Scott Key, a Washington lawyer, to pen this historic ode. Brimming with fascinating Americana, The Flag, the Poet and the Song, brings historical events and figures, both legendary and unknown-from the flag's seamstress to the military heroes of the War of 1812-to vivid life. In witty, accessible language and brimming with little known facts, Molotsky gives readers a book to be read and reread.
"This intelligent book provides fresh meaning to the poetic and patriotic language of the song." (New York Daily News)
Brilliant trivia . . . that keeps the pages turning and the mind engaged." (The Baltimore Sun)« less