Leepson francis scott key biography
Leepson francis scott key biography
Francis scott key biography book.
What So Proudly We Hailed: Francis Scott Key, A Life - Hardcover
Review
“A concise, well-researched biography of a self-righteous, opinionated man who embodied the convictions and contradictions of his tumultuous times.” ―Kirkus
“Marc Leepson makes the story flow and offers an interesting snapshot of one of the best-known--and least-known--figures in American history.” ―Hank H.
Cox, Washington Post, June 29, 2014
“We all know the name of the man who wrote our National Anthem, but we know little or nothing about the man himself, and as Marc Leepson shows us, there is a lot to know about Francis Scott Key – much of it surprising, and all of it engrossing.
A wonderful and long-overdue biography, and worth the wait.” ―Nelson DeMille, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Night Fall
“As an opponent of war who would nonetheless write the most patriotic of all our national songs, Francis Scott Key is