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Republic or Death!
Alex Marshall
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Description for Republic or Death!
Paperback. There are a couple of hundred songs that are sung by millions across the world each day, that school children know by heart and sports fans belt out perfectly even after eight beers. And they aren't pop songs - they are national anthems. In this book, the author brings the incredible stories of the world's national anthems to life. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 25. Weight in Grams: 266.
National Anthems have been sung for hundreds of years, inspired patriots and rebels, armies and athletes. Each one has its own story. And yet most of us know almost nothing about them ... until now. In Republic or Death!, Alex Marshall takes to the road on an adventure that includes cycling the route French revolutionaries marched as they first sang 'La Marseillaise'; entering a competition for the best singer of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'; and attempting to bribe his way to an audience with the deposed King of Nepal in order to uncover the story behind the only ... Read more
National Anthems have been sung for hundreds of years, inspired patriots and rebels, armies and athletes. Each one has its own story. And yet most of us know almost nothing about them ... until now. In Republic or Death!, Alex Marshall takes to the road on an adventure that includes cycling the route French revolutionaries marched as they first sang 'La Marseillaise'; entering a competition for the best singer of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'; and attempting to bribe his way to an audience with the deposed King of Nepal in order to uncover the story behind the only ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Windmill Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099592235
SKU
9780099592235
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Alex Marshall
Alex Marshall grew up in the area where London sinks into Essex. He's an award-winning journalist who has been writing about music and politics for over a decade, and who has been published in the Guardian and by the BBC, amongst others. He started investigating national anthems back in 2008. This is his first book.
Reviews for Republic or Death!
[An] entertaining survey . . . As well as reminding us that there are countries whose national tune still has a power to inspire, Marshall also digs out some choice nuggets about the anthems of the world.
The Times
Endlessly engrossing . . . Makes you realise how wrong most of us have been to take ... Read more
The Times
Endlessly engrossing . . . Makes you realise how wrong most of us have been to take ... Read more