The National Anthem (A True Book: American History)
by Landau, ElaineFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-09-01
Publisher(s): Children's Press
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Summary
Traces the history of the Star Spangled Banner, from a lawyer's poem written in 1814, through its official recognition as the national anthem in 1931, to its ongoing inspiration today.
Table of Contents
| Name That Tune: What is our national anthem, anyway? | p. 7 |
| The Story Behind the Glory: Where did our national anthem come from? | p. 11 |
| A Special Flag: What's so special about the Star-Spangled Banner? | p. 21 |
| "The Star-Spangled Banner": Does anyone even know all the words? | p. 28 |
| "The Bombs Bursting in Air": Were exploding bombs really the inspiration for our anthem? | p. 31 |
| Our National Anthem: So why do we still sing this hard-to-sing song? | p. 39 |
| True Statistics | p. 43 |
| Resources | p. 44 |
| Important Words | p. 46 |
| Index | p. 47 |
| About the Author | p. 48 |
| Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved. |
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