The Star-Spangled Banner : the making of an American icon /

Taylor, Lonn, -1940

The Star-Spangled Banner : the making of an American icon / Lonn Taylor, Kathleen M. Kendrick, and Jeffrey L. Brodie ; foreword by Ralph Lauren ; [edited by Amy Smith Bell]. - New York : Smithsonian Books/Collins :;Collins, c2008. - ix, 182 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (some col.) 29 cm.

Published in association with the National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 168-173) and index.

More than just the tale of one flag and one song, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is the story of how Americans--often in times of crisis--have expressed their patriotism and defined their identity through this preeminent national symbol, a tradition that still thrives today. Illustrated. www.alibris.com

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