The Star-Spangled Banner; the making of an American icon

Reference & Research Book News, Nov, 2008

The Star-Spangled Banner; the making of an American icon.

Taylor, Lonn, et al.

HarperCollins

2008

182 pages

$29.95

Hardcover

E356

This volume is devoted to the history of the Star-Spangled Banner, the flag that flew over Baltimore's Fort McHenry in 1814 and inspired Francis Scott Key. It marks the end of the Star-Spangled Banner Preservation Project, a project meant to preserve the flag and move it to the National Museum of American History. Chapters describe its iconic status, the Battle of Baltimore, the genesis and history of the national anthem, the making of the flag and how it became a national symbol and part of the Smithsonian, and the preservation project and process.

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