Clague outlines all of that and much, much more in a vibrantly readable new book, "O Say Can You Hear? A Cultural Biography of 'The Star-Spangled Banner,'" (W.W. Norton & Co., $28.95). To his ...

O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last gleaming From inauguration ...

Explore them here. Scott Peterson has reported from Iran on 45 visits and written a book on the Islamic Republic. That immersion informs his work. Scott’s story today blows past the theatrics of ...

“The Star-Spangled Banner” wasn’t actually adopted as ... Marc Leepson is an American journalist and historian who has written several books, including a biography of Francis Scott Key.

Jennifer Jones and Suzanne Thomassen-Krauss talked about the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s centerpiece exhibit of the Star-Spangled Banner ... about his book, What So ...

The Star-Spangled Banner was vehemently opposed in certain ... and author of the widely acclaimed book Careless People. "When F Scott Fitzgerald – a distant relative of Frances Scott Key ...

Those that stayed were witness to one of the most iconic performances at the Music and Art Festival: his “Star-Spangled Banner.” “I was backstage writing up some notes,” recalled ...

As such, it is appropriate to consider what the transition means for Black America, and how its musicians have interpreted the “Star Spangled Banner” during times of stress in our racial politics.

Boiled down to its essence, "The Star-Spangled Banner" is a song about survival and resilience, about bravery and hope. The first stanza of Francis Scott Key's 1814 poem, as sung by generations of ...

“The Star-Spangled Banner” is a difficult song for many to perform, but not to the West Springfield resident, who has been selected to sing it at the 127th Boston Marathon on Monday, April ...