Our Flag Was Still There: The True Story of Mary Pickersgill and the Star- Spangled Banner

This historical account tells how a giant flag came to inspire the poem that later became the United States national anthem. Beginning in 1812, it brings together a military major preparing for battle, seamstress Mary Pickersgill and her helpers, and poet Francis Scott Key. The book focuses on the making and later significance of the flag, with gouache illustrations accompanying the story of the woman who sewed it.