According to a contemporary listener quoted in this biography, Francis Scott Key was tone deaf and “could not tell one tune from another.” He was inspired to write the words to “The Star-Spangled ...

Francis Scott Key, Frederick’s most notable citizen, was maligned by the article in the Aug. 24 News-Post attributed to a Baltimore Sun writer who comments on a new biography of Key and “the more ...

One of the most popular political books this year is getting an update. Writer John Roughan is adding another chapter to his biography of John Key, 'Portrait of a Prime Minister'. The revision reveals ...

Just in time for the 200th anniversary of the writing of “The Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key, comes a newly published Key biography written by Virginia author Marc Leepson. “What So ...