"How I loved this splendid biography! Melinda Ponder brings
Katharine Lee Bates to life as never before. And what a
fascinating, remarkable woman she was--so much more important in
the history and literature of our country than I had realized."
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize historian "Finally, a full
portrait of the wise and witty woman who wrote the words that best
express our love for America. Melinda Ponder's rich narrative is a
timely reminder that intellect, integrity, and a rigorous respect
for truth are the real pillars of patriotism." Lynn Sherr, former
ABC News correspondent and author of
America the Beautiful: The Stirring True Story
Behind America's Favorite Song "Katharine Lee Bates: From Sea to
Shining Sea unfolds at long last the impressive life story and
strikingly variegated career of the author of America's unofficial
national anthem. A limit-bumping thinker ahead of her time,
sometimes even at odds with it, Katharine Lee Bates also had a
remarkable gift for reaching the broader American public." Lawrence
Buell, Harvard University, author of
New England Literary Culture and
The Dream of the Great American Novel "...[A] carefully researched
and thoroughly entrancing life tale of a brilliant and accomplished
woman whose many achievements have too long been eclipsed by the
enduring success of 'America the Beautiful'.... Ponder wisely sets
this triumph in the context of a full and richly lived life." Megan
Marshall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
Margaret Fuller: A New American Life and
Elizabeth Bishop: A Miracle for Breakfast "Melinda Ponder's ...
beautifully written biography presents Katharine Lee Bates as, in
her time, a "New Woman." Readers will find that this life story of
a beloved poet, patriot, and social reformer has much to say about
our own time." Barbara Kanellopoulos, The Falmouth Enterprise
"Congratulations to Melinda Ponder for telling the story of a poet
who was also a true American hero.... This book is a stirring
tribute to a brilliant and deeply patriotic American whose message
we need to hear today." Stephen Kinzer, historian and author,
The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain,
and the Birth of American Empire
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