Goodland-Grant Township Public Library

By the dawn's early light :

Kroll, Steven.

By the dawn's early light : the story of the Star spangled banner / by Steven Kroll ; illustrated by Dan Andreasen. - New York : Scholastic, 1994. - 40 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 39) and index.

An account of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner," detailing how Key was actually behind enemy lines at the time seeking release of a captured friend from the British, who would not allow their departure until the bombardment of Baltimore was completed.

0590450549 0590450549 : $14.95

92027101 92027101/AC /r96


Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843 --Juvenile literature.
Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843.
Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843 --Juvenile literature.


Star-spangled banner (Song)--Juvenile literature.
Star-spangled banner (Song)
Star-spangled banner (Song)--Juvenile literature.


Poets, American--19th century--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Patriotic poetry, American--Authorship--Juvenile literature.
Lawyers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Poets, American.
Lawyers.
Patriotic poetry, American--Authorship--Juvenile literature.
Lawyers--Biography--Juvenile literature.--United States
Poets, American--Biography--Juvenile literature.--19th century


United States--History--War of 1812--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Juvenile literature.--War of 1812

PS2167.S73 / K76 1994

349.73/092 B