{"product_id":"dawns-early-light-9781421405476","title":"Dawn's Early Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe heart-pounding tale of the events leading up to and including the Battle of Baltimore and the defense of Fort McHenry.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1814, enemy naval and ground forces made a coordinated assault on Washington, DC, capital of the new republic, and then set their sights on Baltimore, home port to some of the most rapacious American privateers on the high seas. In \u003ci\u003eThe Dawn's Early Light\u003c\/i\u003e, Walter Lord captures these events during the War of 1812.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native Baltimorean, Lord wrote with great force and feeling of the subsequent defense of Fort McHenry, the circumstances of Francis Scott Key's writing of \"The Star-Spangled Banner,\" and the rebirth of a young country. Students consider this book to be one of the best short narratives of the Chesapeake campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis reissue of \u003ci\u003eThe Dawn's Early Light\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the bicentennial of the Battle of Baltimore. Scott S. Sheads, a National Park Service ranger and specialist on the event, introduces the book, which will remain a popular favorite for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-209095\"\u003eWalter Lord\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.52w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421405476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421405474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027110\"\u003eMilitary | United States\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036040\"\u003eUnited States | 19th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS027150\"\u003eMilitary | Naval\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Lord\u003c\/b\u003e (1917-2002) was an American author best known for his documentary-style nonfiction account \u003ci\u003eA Night to Remember\u003c\/i\u003e, about the sinking of the RMS \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eScott S. Sheads\u003c\/b\u003e is a National Park Service Ranger\/Historian at Fort McHenry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44531144196333,"sku":"9781421405476","price":47.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e6488aba-0cdf-4805-93ba-8802e6c08789.jpg?v=1701407139","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/dawns-early-light-9781421405476","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}