The Star-Spangled Banner

Name: The Star-Spangled Banner
Author: Liz Sonneborn

by Liz Sonneborn · September 2003

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Describes the events that led Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" and discusses the meaning of the song and its importance as the national anthem of the United States.

Baltimore, Battle of, Baltimore, Md., 1814FlagsHistoryJuvenile literatureStar-spangled banner (Song)United States War of 1812