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The Star-Spangled Banner : the making of an American icon Lonn Taylor, Kathleen M. Kendrick, and Jeffrey L. Brodie ; foreword by Ralph Lauren
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 356 .B2 T39 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Taylor, Lonn, 1940-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baltimore, Battle of, Baltimore, Md., 1814.
- United States--History--War of 1812--Flags.
- United States.
- Flags--United States--History.
- Flags.
- National Museum of American History (U.S.).
- Flags--Conservation and restoration--United States--Case studies.
- Armistead, George, 1780-1818--Family.
- Armistead, George.
- Star-spangled banner (Song)--History.
- Star-spangled banner (Song).
- Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843.
- Key, Francis Scott.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 182 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Smithsonian Books : Collins, c2008.
- Summary:
- Shares the story behind the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner," in 1814, telling how Francis Scott Key, having witnessed a critical battle between British and U.S. troops from a truce ship, was inspired to write the song after seeing the garrison flag still flying over Fort Henry in Baltimore, Maryland; discusses the Smithsonian Institute's efforts to preserve the actual flag; and considers how the song and the flag have come to symbolize American patriotism and pride.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Ralph Lauren
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- Artifact and Icon
- The Battle of Baltimore
- The Song
- Making the Flag
- From Family Keepsake to National Treasure
- The Star-Spangled Banner Comes to the Smithsonian
- Centerpiece of a New Museum
- Saving the Star-Spangled Banner
- A New Home for an Enduring Icon
- Symbols of a New Nation
- The Flag in the Civil War
- Flag Rules and Rituals
- The Flag in World War II
- The Flag in the Sixties.
- Notes:
- "Published in association with the National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center."
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-173) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780060885625
- 0060885629
- OCLC:
- 185026539
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