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Author : Francis Scott Key
Release : 1907
Genre : National songs
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Star Spangled Banner by : Francis Scott Key
Download or read book Star Spangled Banner written by Francis Scott Key. This book was released on 1907. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tim Grove
Release : 2020-05-26
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 52X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Star-Spangled by : Tim Grove
Download or read book Star-Spangled written by Tim Grove. This book was released on 2020-05-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring story behind the national anthem and the American flag comes alive in this “page-turning narrative [with] generous archival illustrations” (Kirkus, starred review). “O say can you see” begins one of the most recognizable songs in the US. Originally a poem by Francis Scott Key, the national anthem tells the story of the American flag rising high above a fort after a night of intense battle during the War of 1812. But there is much more to the story than what is sung at ball games. What was this battle about? Whose bombs were bursting, and why were rockets glaring? Who sewed those broad stripes and bright stars? Why were free black soldiers fighting on both sides? Who was Francis Scott Key anyway, and how did he have such a close view? An illustrated history for young readers, Star-Spangled tells the whole story from the perspectives of different key figures—both American and British—of this obscure but important battle. The book includes an author’s note, a timeline, a glossary, endnotes, a bibliography, and an index. A Kirkus Best Book of 2020
Author : Marc Ferris
Release : 2014-09-13
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 186/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Star-Spangled Banner by : Marc Ferris
Download or read book Star-Spangled Banner written by Marc Ferris. This book was released on 2014-09-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " In September, 2014, Baltimore and the United States will mark the bicentennial of the event that inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner." But Francis Scott Key's poem, set to a British drinking song, has not always been our anthem, nor even especially popular. Aiming at a broad readership, Ferris examines the history of the song through the generations that followed the War of 1812, the kinds of Americans who rallied behind the song, and the successful lobbying effort that in 1933 convinced Congress to adopt the music and four stanzas as our official national anthem. Since then many citizens have called for its replacement with something less warlike; people quarrel over its apparent militarism and also difficulty level. Politically, Ferris finds, the songhas an interesting and somewhat tortured story. Are we the only nation on earth with a controversial national anthem?"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Martha E. H. Rustad
Release : 2014-11-01
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 697/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Can You Sing "The Star-Spangled Banner"? by : Martha E. H. Rustad
Download or read book Can You Sing "The Star-Spangled Banner"? written by Martha E. H. Rustad. This book was released on 2014-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time for music class! Are you ready to sing the national anthem? Do you know the story behind this famous song? It tells about how the American flag survived a battle. Join Ms. Hill's class as they learn who wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner," what the words mean, and why we sing it.
Author : Hideo Levy
Release : 2011-07-19
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 977/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard by : Hideo Levy
Download or read book A Room Where The Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard written by Hideo Levy. This book was released on 2011-07-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the political and social upheavals of the 1960s, A Room Where the Star-Spangled Banner Cannot Be Heard tells the story of Ben Isaac, a blond-haired, blue-eyed American youth living with his father at the American consulate in Yokohama. Chafing against his father's strict authority and the trappings of an America culture that has grown increasingly remote, Ben flees home to live with Ando, his Japanese friend. Refusing to speak English with Ben, Ando shows the young American the way to Shinjuku, the epicenter of Japan's countercultural movement and the closest Ben has ever felt to home. From the vantage point of a privileged and alienated "outsider" (gaijin), Levy's narrative, which echoes events in his own life, beautifully captures a heady, eventful moment in Japanese history. It also richly renders the universal struggle to grasp the full contours of one's identity. Wandering the streets of Shinjuku, Ben can barely decipher the signs around him or make sense of the sounds reaching his ears. Eventually, the symbols and sensations take root, and he becomes one with Japanese language and culture. Through his explorations, Ben breaks free from English and the constraints of being a gaijin. Levy's coming-of-age novel is an eloquent elegy to a lost time.
