The power of patriotism

By DeLynn Decker

Subjects: Juvenile literature, Biography, United States War of 1812, Literature and the war, American Patriotic poetry, Lawyers, American Poets, Star-spangled banner (Song), Authorship, History

Description: A life story of the patriotic and eloquent attorney who was inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" after witnessing the British attack on Fort McHenry.