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Cargando... Star-Spangled Banner: The Unlikely Story of America's National Anthempor Marc Ferris
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I enjoyed this book although it was dry at times. Ferris provides amazing information about the controversy surrounding the Star-Spangled Banner since its writing in 1814. I was hoping it would address the current controversy surrounding athletes kneeling during the national anthem but it was written before those events took place. Nevertheless, it addresses the many times that congressmen and women have tried to change the national anthem to another song. This book is a great read for anyone that enjoys studying American history. ( ) sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
" In September, 2014, Baltimore and the United States will mark the bicentennial of the event that inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner." But Francis Scott Key's poem, set to a British drinking song, has not always been our anthem, nor even especially popular. Aiming at a broad readership, Ferris examines the history of the song through the generations that followed the War of 1812, the kinds of Americans who rallied behind the song, and the successful lobbying effort that in 1933 convinced Congress to adopt the music and four stanzas as our official national anthem. Since then many citizens have called for its replacement with something less warlike; people quarrel over its apparent militarism and also difficulty level. Politically, Ferris finds, the song has an interesting and somewhat tortured story. Are we the only nation on earth with a controversial national anthem?"--Provided by publisher. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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