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| − | "America the Beautiful" is a patriotic song written as a poem by [[Katharine Lee Bates]] and published in 1893 in ''The Congregationalist.'' Unlike our national anthem, [[The Star-Spangled Banner]], "America the Beautiful" has no official recognition. | + | "America the Beautiful" is a patriotic song written as a poem by [[Katharine Lee Bates]] and published in 1893<ref> the year 1893 is from ''A Religious History of the American People'', Sydney E. Ahlstrom, [[Yale University]] Press, 1972,1158 pp., page 7</ref> in ''The Congregationalist.'' Unlike our national anthem, [[The Star-Spangled Banner]], "America the Beautiful" has no official recognition. |
Its lack of legal status and its use at official state functions fascinate [[liberal]]s and liberal observers. For example, the [[Chinese]] performed it during [[Richard Nixon]]'s visit in 1972. | Its lack of legal status and its use at official state functions fascinate [[liberal]]s and liberal observers. For example, the [[Chinese]] performed it during [[Richard Nixon]]'s visit in 1972. | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/33212/the_writing_of_america_the_beautiful.html?cat=16 "The Writing of America the Beautiful"] | ||
[[Category:Songs]] | [[Category:Songs]] | ||
Revision as of 16:00, January 6, 2009
"America the Beautiful" is a patriotic song written as a poem by Katharine Lee Bates and published in 1893[1] in The Congregationalist. Unlike our national anthem, The Star-Spangled Banner, "America the Beautiful" has no official recognition.
Its lack of legal status and its use at official state functions fascinate liberals and liberal observers. For example, the Chinese performed it during Richard Nixon's visit in 1972.
- ↑ the year 1893 is from A Religious History of the American People, Sydney E. Ahlstrom, Yale University Press, 1972,1158 pp., page 7