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Katharine Lee Bates' "America the Beautiful" resonates as the most beloved American anthem. Her words remind us of why we love our country-the beauty of our land, the sacrifices of our people, and our ideals of hope and brotherhood. Teacher, poet, and patriot, she challenged Americans to make their country the best it could become.
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A brief biography of the author and college professor whose travels across the United States inspired her to write the poem which became the song "America the Beautiful."
This book presents Katharine Lee Bates's nineteenth-century poem, later set to music, which celebrates the beauty of America.
A brief biography of the author and college professor whose travels across the United States inspired her to write the poem which became the song "America the Beautiful."
A Mighty Girl's 2020 Books of the Year The true story of the unconventional woman and her enduring song about the spirit of America. Katharine Lee Bates first wrote the lines to "America the Beautiful" after a stirring visit to Pikes Peak in 1893. But the story behind the song begins with Katharine herself, who pushed beyond conventional expectations of women to become an acclaimed writer, scholar, suffragist, and reformer. Katharine believed in the power of words to make a difference, and in "America the Beautiful," her vision of the nation as a great family, united from sea to shining sea, continues to uplift and inspire us all.