My Name Is Old Glory: A Celebration of the Star-Spangled Banner

by Martha J. LaGuardia-Kotite and Trish Marx

Book Overview

For decades now, the poem My Name Is Old Glory has been read at military retirements and patriotic ceremonies. Composed by an unsung Marine who served during WW II named Howard Schnauber, it expresses his feelings about the Star-Spangled Banner. In this book, Schnauber's simple but powerful lines blend with timeless images--from a civil rights march to the Moon landing, from Iwo Jima to September 11, 2001--that capture the courage, strength, and glory...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762779063
• ISBN13: 9780762779062
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.1" x 7.1"