Author:Francis Scott Key
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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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- "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
Works by this author published before January 1, 1927 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.