Melinda M. Ponder, in her 2017 biography Katharine Lee Bates: From Sea to Shining Sea'', draws heavily on Bates's diaries and letters to trace the history of the poem and its place in American culture.
melinda m ponder in her 2017 biography katharine lee bates from sea to shining sea'' draws heavily on bates's diaries and letters to trace the history of the poem and its place in american culture