Who wrote the music and words to the song America the Beautiful?
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dude, dudette, or dud, whatever may be the case.
Google can be your friend, but until you get the hang of a search engine, here's a freebie

america the beautiful - Google Search (http://www.google.com/search?q=america+the+beautiful&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)

It's better to just venture to the top of Pike's Peak as I have done before to see what inspired America the Beautiful.

It's better to just venture to the top of Pike's Peak as I have done before to see what inspired America the Beautiful.

Ever wonder why America the Beautiful is not our national anthem instead of that hideous, hard to sing, Star Spangled Banner?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America_the_Beautiful

The Star-Spangled Banner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner)