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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: May 19, 1905 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 21.1 cm, Width: 13.1 cm Order a Copy

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

Bates, Katharine Lee, 1859-1929

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