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Bates, Katharine Lee (1859-1929) America

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.031 Author/Creator: Bates, Katharine Lee (1859-1929) Place Written: s.l. Type: Typed document signed Date: circa 1905 Pagination: 1 p. 21.1 x 13.1 cm Order a Copy

Also known as "America the Beautiful," Bates' lyrics begin "O beautiful for spacious skies..." Four stanzas, carbon printed.

Notes: It is uncertain if 1905 is an accurate approximate of the date this document was written. The song was composed in 1895.

Bates, Katherine Lee, fl. 1905

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