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O Say Can You Hear?: A Cultural Biography of The Star-Spangled Banner

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O Say Can You Hear?: A Cultural Biography of The Star-Spangled Banner

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Mark Clague’s Cultural Biography of “The Star-Spangled Banner” Couldn’t Be Timelier

The musicologist chronicles the complicated history of the song that eventually became the country’s official anthem.