The dawn's early light:

This book brings to life the events of the War of 1812--including the burning of Washington and the attack on Baltimore's Fort McHenry that inspired Francis Scott Key to write what would become our national anthem. The author gives readers a dramatic account of how a new sense of national ident...

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Main Author: Lord, Walter 1917-2002 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore [u.a.] Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 1994
Edition:Paperback ed., orig. publ. by Norton, 1972
Series:Maryland paperback bookshelf
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Summary:This book brings to life the events of the War of 1812--including the burning of Washington and the attack on Baltimore's Fort McHenry that inspired Francis Scott Key to write what would become our national anthem. The author gives readers a dramatic account of how a new sense of national identity emerged from the smoky haze of what Francis Scott Key so lyrically called "the dawn's early light".
Physical Description:384 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:0801848644

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