Over the past 145 years, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” has been used to sell cereal and to astound movie audiences.

Tchaikovsky was neither American, nor a founding father, but his “1812 Overture” has become the soundtrack to our Independence Day, as integral as fireworks and the flag.

Journal of American Studies seeks to critique and interrogate the notion of "America", pursuing this through international perspectives on the history, literature, politics and culture of the United ...

Francis Scott Key, the Reluctant Patriot The Washington lawyer was an unlikely candidate to write the national anthem; he was against America’s entry into the War of 1812 from the outset ...