Title |
America the beautiful the stirring true story behind our nations's favorite song
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Names |
Sherr, Lynn.
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Book Number |
DB055652
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Poet and educator Katharine Lee Bates composed the words to "America the Beautiful" in 1893 after being inspired by the "most glorious scenery I ever beheld," referring to the view from Pikes Peak in Colorado. Sherr chronicles Bates's lifelong involvement with the song's evolution from her poem to unofficial national anthem. 2001.
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Narrator |
Strom, Margaret.
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Local Subject |
Music & Dance - MAD
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Arts & Architecture - ART
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History, United States - HUS
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History - HST
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Audience Notes |
A
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Female narrator.
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LC Subject |
National songs - United States - History and criticism
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Patriotic poetry, American - History and criticism
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United States - Songs and music - History and criticism
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Call Number |
811.4 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2001
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2001 (Potomac Talking Book Services, recording studio).
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: 1st ed. New York : Public Affairs, c2001.
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