war of 1812

Presents background information on the War of 1812, the creation and conservation of the actual Star-Spangled Banner flag, and the adoption of the song as the U.S.'s national anthem, and discusses such topics as the song's place in American culture and the controversy over flag burning.

Twelve-year-old Mary and her older brother and sister tend the family farm on Michigan's Mackinac Island while their father is away fighting the British in the War of 1812.

Introduces young readers to "The Star-Spangled Banner.".

Explores the military, political, diplomatic, economic, social, and financial history of the War of 1812.

An account of how, during the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key came to write the poem that became the national anthem.

This book describes how the United States went to war against Britain in June of 1812, an action that became known as the War of 1812.