Britannica AI Icon

America the Beautiful: Media

song by Bates

Images

Katharine Lee Bates
American poet, author, and educator Katharine Lee Bates wrote the song ā€œAmerica the...
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University
ā€œPurple mountain majestiesā€
View of Pikes Peak from Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Katharine...
Ā© William Reagan—iStock/Getty Images
ā€œAmber waves of grainā€
Wheat field ready for harvest in central Kansas.
Ā© Ricardo Reitmeyer/Dreamstime.com
ā€œThine alabaster citiesā€
Administration building at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago on opening...
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital id: cph 3c07792)
John Legend
John Legend performing ā€œAmerica the Beautifulā€ before Super Bowl XLIX, February 1,...
Ā© Kevin Mazur—WireImage/Getty Images