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Star Spangled: The Story of a Flag, a Battle, and the American Anthem

Tim Grove

Ages: 12+

Published: 2020

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Inc.

ISBN: 978-1-4197-4102-9

Keywords: Was; Women; War of 1812; Slavery

Under attack by the British during the War of 1812, Baltimore fights back; Francis Scott Key writes what will become our National Anthem. Maps, illustrations, and back matter.