DVD
A star-spangled story : battle for America
Languages
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Publication Information
[Arlington, VA] : Public Media Distribution, [2018]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 51 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
The Star-Spangled Banner is known by all, treasured for its powerful melody and stirring lyrics. And yet, only about 40% of U.S. citizens know all the words. And even fewer know their meaning. Join us as we travel back to 1814, when Washington D.C. was under British attack during the "Second War of Independence," and the very bricks and mortar of American democracy were reduced to smoking rubble. We examine the battle that inspired witness Francis Scott Key to immortalize its final moemnts, then reveal how his poem transformed into an anthem.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally broadcast on the Smithsonian Channel in 2014.