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mehsi's review against another edition
3.0
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
Never heard of the poem nor the song, then again not American and not that much interested in such patriotic stuff. But this was a beautiful book and the poem did fit very well with what we saw and we saw plenty! Sure, the poem was a bit too much at times for me. Sorry if I offend someone, but as I said patriotism is just not that for me, and in my country there is just not that much patriotism stuff... I did like the extra information at the end on the woman who wrote it and the composer and also seeing the sheet music and the places we saw in the pictures.
Review to come tomorrow.
Never heard of the poem nor the song, then again not American and not that much interested in such patriotic stuff. But this was a beautiful book and the poem did fit very well with what we saw and we saw plenty! Sure, the poem was a bit too much at times for me. Sorry if I offend someone, but as I said patriotism is just not that for me, and in my country there is just not that much patriotism stuff... I did like the extra information at the end on the woman who wrote it and the composer and also seeing the sheet music and the places we saw in the pictures.
Review to come tomorrow.
shannanhicks's review against another edition
5.0
What a beautiful book, and what a wonderful way that the story and art are woven. This puts me in the mind of The Undefeated. Definitely one I will be purchasing for my library.
azajacks's review against another edition
5.0
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egajdosik's review against another edition
The paintings in this book beautifully capture the ethos of our land and nation.
graypeape's review against another edition
3.0
So....I'm torn on this one. On the surface, this is a lovely book, filled with beautiful artwork of various places in the American landscape past and present, all paired with the verses of Katharine Lee Bates' poem "America the Beautiful." The book is put together nicely, with a foreword explaining how Bates came to write the poem, biographical details about Bates and Samuel Augustus Ward, who wrote the music for the hymn, along with example of a hymnal page and handwritten verses of the poem, descriptions of the places shown in the illustrations, and a map showing their locations. It really is a lovely presentation. But....
This is an idealized America, the one I remember from my childhood, before I learned about my nation's complicated history. It feels wrong to include Mt. Rushmore, knowing the creation of it desecrated sacred Native American land. In the two illustrations that acknowledge a Native American presence, they are shown either in the past, or in the Navajo Nation, which called a reservation until 1969. Seeing so many beautiful locations that I now know were taken from the indigenous people who lived there doesn't give me the sense of pride in my country that this book is meant to, it just makes me sad. So, mixed feelings on this book.
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This is an idealized America, the one I remember from my childhood, before I learned about my nation's complicated history. It feels wrong to include Mt. Rushmore, knowing the creation of it desecrated sacred Native American land. In the two illustrations that acknowledge a Native American presence, they are shown either in the past, or in the Navajo Nation, which called a reservation until 1969. Seeing so many beautiful locations that I now know were taken from the indigenous people who lived there doesn't give me the sense of pride in my country that this book is meant to, it just makes me sad. So, mixed feelings on this book.
#AmericatheBeautiful #NetGalley
egajdosik's review
The paintings in this book beautifully capture the ethos of our land and nation.
beecheralyson's review against another edition
4.0
The poem of Katharine Bates illustrated by Wendall Minor. Beautiful paintings!
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