{"product_id":"dawns-early-light","title":"Dawn's Early Light","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eDawn's Early Light\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eWalter Lord\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e0393054527\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eW W Norton \u0026amp; Co Inc\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1972\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e384\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"W W Norton \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Dawn's Early Light | Walter Lord | Hardcover | 0393054527 | Used: Very Good | Military History 1649943","offer_id":50712494539010,"sku":"1649943","price":21.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/91NHkkNEiFL.jpg?v=1791756728","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/dawns-early-light","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}