Author:Francis Scott Key

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Francis Scott Key
(1779–1843)

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American lawyer, author, and amateur poet, from Georgetown, who wrote the words to the United States' national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner"

Works

The Defence of Fort McHenry (later set to music as "The Star-Spangled Banner").
- (As a broadside) (transcription project)
"Star-Spangled Banner" in Songs of Long Ago

Works about Key

"Key, Philip Barton," in Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, New York: D. Appleton and Co. (1900) main entry is about Key's uncle but includes Francis Scott Key

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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