Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, Maryland
By: by Harold I. Lessem and George C. MacKenzie
Contributors: MacKenzie, G. Calvin
Series: National Park Service historical handbook series -- no. 5; Historical handbook series (Washington, D.C.) -- no. 5.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service
Published: 1961
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 38
Subjects: Baltimore, Battle of, Baltimore, Md., 1814
Description: Gives a general over of the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine and a general history of the area surrounding it.
Table of contents: title: Fort Whetstone, 1776-97 : Fort McHenry, 1798-1812; title: The War of 1812; title: The Chesapeake campaign; title: Baltimore, the British objective; title: The Battle of North Point; title: The bombardment of Fort McHenry; title: Maj. George Armistead, Commander of Fort McHenry; title: "The Star-Spangled Banner"; title: Francis Scott Key; title: "The Star-Spangled Banner" after 1815; title: British bombs; title: British rockets; title: Fort McHenry after 1814; title: Fort McHenry today; title: Museums; title: How to reach the fort; title: Services to the public; title: Related areas; title: Administration.