When Britain Burned the White House
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"When Britain Burned the White House" is a historical nonfiction book by Peter Snow that recounts the British attack on Washington, D.C., and the burning of the White House during the War of 1812.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22323585 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: When Britain Burned the White House Context triple: [Peter Snow, notableWork, When Britain Burned the White House]
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White House Burning
White House Burning is a nonfiction book co-authored by economist Simon Johnson that examines the history, challenges, and future of U.S. public finance and fiscal policy.
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The Battle That Saved Washington
"The Battle That Saved Washington" refers to the 1864 American Civil War engagement at Monocacy, Maryland, in which Union forces delayed a Confederate advance long enough to protect the U.S. capital from capture.
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C.
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House is a 1979 television miniseries that dramatizes the lives and experiences of domestic staff serving U.S. presidents across several administrations.
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The Man Who Built Washington
The Man Who Built Washington is the nickname of American building contractor John McShain, renowned for constructing and renovating many of Washington, D.C.’s most iconic federal buildings and monuments.
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E.
Forty-Two Years in the White House
Forty-Two Years in the White House is a memoir by longtime White House usher Ike Hoover, offering an insider’s account of presidential life and daily operations across multiple administrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: When Britain Burned the White House Target entity description: "When Britain Burned the White House" is a historical nonfiction book by Peter Snow that recounts the British attack on Washington, D.C., and the burning of the White House during the War of 1812.
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A.
White House Burning
White House Burning is a nonfiction book co-authored by economist Simon Johnson that examines the history, challenges, and future of U.S. public finance and fiscal policy.
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B.
The Battle That Saved Washington
"The Battle That Saved Washington" refers to the 1864 American Civil War engagement at Monocacy, Maryland, in which Union forces delayed a Confederate advance long enough to protect the U.S. capital from capture.
-
C.
Backstairs at the White House
Backstairs at the White House is a 1979 television miniseries that dramatizes the lives and experiences of domestic staff serving U.S. presidents across several administrations.
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D.
The Man Who Built Washington
The Man Who Built Washington is the nickname of American building contractor John McShain, renowned for constructing and renovating many of Washington, D.C.’s most iconic federal buildings and monuments.
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E.
Forty-Two Years in the White House
Forty-Two Years in the White House is a memoir by longtime White House usher Ike Hoover, offering an insider’s account of presidential life and daily operations across multiple administrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
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