God Bless America

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God Bless America is written by Sheryl Kaskowitz and published by Oxford University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0199339554 (ISBN 10) and 9780199339556 (ISBN 13).

The song 'God Bless America' has come to inhabit our collective consciousness. This book tells the fascinating story behind the song, from its composition in 1918 by Irving Berlin, to its first performance by Kate Smith in 1938, to its post 9/11 popularity. It tells the story of how the song has come to take on different meanings over time and it explores how it came to its present popularity, including in professional baseball.