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Francis Scott Key and The Star Spangled Banner (Book and Music Information)

There were three books used in constructing this podcast:

Through the Perilous Fight, by Steve Vogel[easyazon_link identifier=”B00HTCJVFW” locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Through the Perilous Fight: Six Weeks That Saved the Nation by Vogel, Steve (2013) Hardcover[/easyazon_link]

The Star Spangled Banner, The Making of An American Icon, by Lonn Taylor [easyazon_link identifier=”0060885629″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]The Star-Spangled Banner: The Making of an American Icon[/easyazon_link]

The Dawn’s Early Light, by Walter Lord [easyazon_link identifier=”0393054527″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]The Dawn’s Early Light[/easyazon_link]

The version of the Star Spangled Banner was recorded by The US Army Band.  It is in the Public Domain:

The Star Spangled Banner

The other musical selections came from the Audioblocks royalty free music website and in order are: “Modern Elegance”, “Rich Man Going Crazy”, “Logro”, “Birth of a New Morning”, “All Across America.”