History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent

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19th-century history book historical work multi-volume book series

*History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent* is a multi-volume 19th-century historical work by George Bancroft that offers a comprehensive, nationalist narrative of early American history and the nation’s founding.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent canonical	1
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume I	1
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume II	1
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume III	1
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume IV	1
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume IX	1
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume V	1
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume VI	1
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume VII	1
History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume VIII	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent
Context triple: [George Bancroft, notableWork, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent]

A. A Concise Account of North America
A Concise Account of North America is an 18th-century geographical and ethnographic work by Robert Rogers that describes the lands, peoples, and military frontiers of North America during the colonial era.
B. Outline Political History of the Americas
Outline Political History of the Americas is a historical work by American communist leader William Z. Foster that surveys the development of political movements and class struggles across the American continents.
C. The Coming of Columbus
The Coming of Columbus is a silent-era American film dramatizing Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World, produced by the early motion picture studio Selig Polyscope Company.
D. Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus is a 19th-century biographical and historical work that narrates the explorations and legacy of Christopher Columbus in a romanticized literary style.
E. The Rise of the Spanish American Empire
The Rise of the Spanish American Empire is a historical study by Salvador de Madariaga that analyzes the formation, expansion, and governance of Spain’s colonial dominions in the Americas.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent
Target entity description: *History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent* is a multi-volume 19th-century historical work by George Bancroft that offers a comprehensive, nationalist narrative of early American history and the nation’s founding.

A. A Concise Account of North America
A Concise Account of North America is an 18th-century geographical and ethnographic work by Robert Rogers that describes the lands, peoples, and military frontiers of North America during the colonial era.
B. Outline Political History of the Americas
Outline Political History of the Americas is a historical work by American communist leader William Z. Foster that surveys the development of political movements and class struggles across the American continents.
C. The Coming of Columbus
The Coming of Columbus is a silent-era American film dramatizing Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the New World, produced by the early motion picture studio Selig Polyscope Company.
D. Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus is a 19th-century biographical and historical work that narrates the explorations and legacy of Christopher Columbus in a romanticized literary style.
E. The Rise of the Spanish American Empire
The Rise of the Spanish American Empire is a historical study by Salvador de Madariaga that analyzes the formation, expansion, and governance of Spain’s colonial dominions in the Americas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century history book ⓘ historical work ⓘ multi-volume book series ⓘ
author	George Bancroft ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
emphasizes	Anglo-American political traditions ⓘ role of liberty in American history ⓘ
focusesOn	constitutional development of the United States ⓘ diplomatic history of early United States ⓘ political developments in the American colonies ⓘ
genre	history ⓘ national history ⓘ political history ⓘ
hasPart	History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume I ⓘ linked to: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume II ⓘ linked to: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume III ⓘ linked to: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume IV ⓘ linked to: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume IX ⓘ linked to: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume V ⓘ linked to: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume VI ⓘ linked to: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume VII ⓘ linked to: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume VIII ⓘ linked to: History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent
historicalMethod	archival research ⓘ narrative history ⓘ
historicalReputation	foundational work of professional American history writing ⓘ
ideologicalOrientation	Jacksonian Democratic ⓘ
influenced	19th-century American historiography ⓘ nationalist interpretations of U.S. history ⓘ
influencedBy	Romantic nationalism ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainSubject	American Revolution ⓘ linked to: American Revolutionary War colonial America ⓘ founding of the United States ⓘ history of the United States ⓘ
narrativePerspective	nationalist ⓘ
omits	systematic treatment of Native American perspectives ⓘ systematic treatment of enslaved African American perspectives ⓘ
portrays	United States as a progressive democratic nation ⓘ
publicationCentury	19th century ⓘ
setting	North America ⓘ
targetAudience	educated general readers ⓘ scholars of American history ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	American Revolutionary era ⓘ European discovery of the Americas ⓘ colonial period of North America ⓘ early national period of the United States ⓘ
usedAs	standard reference in 19th-century American history scholarship ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George Bancroft → notableWork → History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent ⓘ

History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent → hasPart → History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume I ⓘ