Audio Books →O Say Can You Hear A Cultural Biography of the Star-Spangled Banner [Audiobook]

English | ASIN: B09VV7L9DJ | 2022 | 9 hours and 34 minutes | MP3 | M4B | 263 MB
The fascinating story of America's national anthem and an examination of its powerful meaning today. Most Americans learn the tale in elementary school: During the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key witnessed the daylong bombardment of Baltimore's Fort McHenry by British navy ships; seeing the Stars and Stripes still flying proudly at first light, he was inspired to pen his famous lyric. What Americans don't know is the story of how this everyday "broadside ballad," one of thousands of such topical songs that captured the events and emotions of early American life, rose to become the nation's one and only anthem and today's magnet for controversy.