Make "America the Beautiful" a part of your family's Fourth of July celebration. Independence Day is a time when we celebrate our country and all that we love about it, and "America the Beautiful" is a book the entire family will appreciate. The striking artwork by Chris Gall gives new meaning to the words of Katharine Lee Bates' 1893 poem "America the Beautiful." Yes, that's the same poem that was put to music by Samuel A. Ward and has become one of our country's most beloved songs. Interestingly, Chris Gall is the great-great-grandnephew of Katharine Lee Bates.