O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea.
Katharine Lee Bates Quotes
It is the hour to rend thy chains, the blossom time of souls.
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| Birth: | 12th August, 1859 |
| Death: | 28th March, 1929 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Educator, Poet |
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Katharine Lee Bates was an American songwriter. She is remembered as the author of the words to the anthem "America the Beautiful". She popularized "Mrs. Santa Claus" through her poem Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride.
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