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Fort McHenry : our flag was still there / by Joanne Mattern.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Mattern, Joanne, Let's celebrate America ; | Core content libraryPublisher: South Egremont, MA : Red Chair Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2018Description: 32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781634402231
  • 1634402235
  • 9781634402330
  • 1634402332
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
The banner still waves! -- A new fort -- Who was McHenry? -- Trouble at sea -- War! -- Attack on the White House -- On to Baltimore -- Attack on the fort -- Francis Scott Key -- America's Anthem -- Fort McHenry after the war -- A national shrine.
Summary: "A rocky outpost near Baltimore played a bigger role in the history of the United States than anyone imagined it ever would. After America gained its freedom in 1776, the British were determined not to allow the new nation to trade with its enemy France. Discover the unique role Fort McHenry played during the War of 1812."-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 975.26 M435 Available 33111008709327
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

After America gained its freedom in 1776, the British were determined not to allow the new nation to trade with its enemy, France. Discover the unique role Fort McHenry played during the War of 1812.

Ages 8-12.

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

"A rocky outpost near Baltimore played a bigger role in the history of the United States than anyone imagined it ever would. After America gained its freedom in 1776, the British were determined not to allow the new nation to trade with its enemy France. Discover the unique role Fort McHenry played during the War of 1812."-- Provided by publisher.

The banner still waves! -- A new fort -- Who was McHenry? -- Trouble at sea -- War! -- Attack on the White House -- On to Baltimore -- Attack on the fort -- Francis Scott Key -- America's Anthem -- Fort McHenry after the war -- A national shrine.

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