The Rockets’ Red Glare
Star Spangled Banner’s Bicentennial Celebrated with
Beautifully Illustrated Coffee Table Book – The Rockets’ Red Glare
Features CD of The Star Spangled Banner by Jo Dee Messina
Franklin, TN (MAY XX, 2014) – Two hundred years ago, when Frances Scott Key, boarded the flagship of the British fleet in the Chesapeake Bay, his only goal was to persuade the Red Coats to release a friend. He had no way of knowing that his adventure would lead to the creation of a major plank in the platform of the American spirit.
Key’s adventure started on a rainy September night in 1814, as British warships sent a barrage of shells and rockets onto Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Considering the recent defeat in Washington D.C. when the British burned the Capitol, the Treasury and the President’s home, Key had nearly given up hope for his new young country. How did that night turn the tide? What is the rest of the story that led to Key waking to Old Glory flying through the dawn’s early light?
Read Rockets’ Red Glare to find out.
The fascinating history book will be released in June. This beautifully illustrated coffee table book tells our national anthem’s inspiring story. Rockets’ Red Glare makes a fantastic gift for Father’s Day or for the whole family to read in commemoration of the Fourth of July.
More than just another book, Rockets’ Red Glare comes with a CD featuring multi-platinum artist Jo Dee Messina. Messina lends her powerful voice to the audio recording of the book, as well as The Star Spangled Banner, America the Beautiful and her personal tribute to the United States Armed Forces, Heaven was Needing a Hero, on the accompanying CD.
Rockets’ Red Glare can teach and inspire future generations of Americans — so that they will know the story of the song that almost didn’t happen and the nation that almost wasn’t. As Old Glory continues to wave over the land of the free, the story behind our national anthem evokes powerful emotions and gets to the spirit of what it means to be an American. This book is dedicated to the men and women of our armed forces who have made America a country for all the people.
About Author Peter Alderman: He taught elementary and middle school in Massachusetts for over 37 years to more than 2,000 students, where a scholarship has been started in his name. Peter has won awards for writing and producing documentaries, and now continues to educate through his powerful storytelling. The is Peter’s second children’s book.
About Jo Dee Messina: She is an award winning American Country Music artist who donated all of her time and talents to this project. She has charted nine number one singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She was the first female country artist to score three multiple-week no. 1 song from the same album. To date, she has two Platinum and three Gold-certified albums by the RIAA.
