The National Anthem (A True Book: American

Traces the history of the Star Spangled Banner, from a lawyer's poem written in 1814, through its official recognition as the national anthem in 1931, to its ongoing inspiration today.

Landau has a bachelor's degree in English and journalism from New York University and a master's degree in library and information science from Pratt Institute.

Name That Tune: What is our national anthem, anyway?	p. 7
The Story Behind the Glory: Where did our national anthem come from?	p. 11
A Special Flag: What's so special about the Star-Spangled Banner?	p. 21
"The Star-Spangled Banner": Does anyone even know all the words?	p. 28
"The Bombs Bursting in Air": Were exploding bombs really the inspiration for our anthem?	p. 31
Our National Anthem: So why do we still sing this hard-to-sing song?	p. 39
True Statistics	p. 43
Resources	p. 44
Important Words	p. 46
Index	p. 47
About the Author	p. 48
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The National Anthem (A True Book: American History)

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