Kroll, Steven <br/><br/>
By the Dawn's Early Light :  The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner. 

 - New York :  Scholastic Inc,  1994. 
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<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0590450549 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Star-spangled banner (song)--Key, Francis Scott--Poets, American-19th century-Bio--Unites States-history-war of 1812