Bad Land: An American Romance
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Bad Land: An American Romance is a nonfiction book that explores the history and human stories of early 20th-century homesteaders on the harsh plains of eastern Montana.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bad Land: An American Romance canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bad Land: An American Romance Context triple: [Jonathan Raban, notableWork, Bad Land: An American Romance]
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C.
Indian Sands
Indian Sands is a striking coastal area in southern Oregon known for its sculpted sandstone formations, dunes, and ocean views within the Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor.
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Travels in the Dustland
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- 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: Bad Land: An American Romance Target entity description: Bad Land: An American Romance is a nonfiction book that explores the history and human stories of early 20th-century homesteaders on the harsh plains of eastern Montana.
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A.
Last Days in the Desert
Last Days in the Desert is a 2015 independent drama film that imagines a spiritually charged encounter between Jesus and a family in the desert during his 40 days of fasting and temptation.
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B.
Unto a Good Land
"Unto a Good Land" is a historical novel by Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg, continuing his epic series about Swedish emigrants struggling to build new lives in 19th-century America.
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C.
Indian Sands
Indian Sands is a striking coastal area in southern Oregon known for its sculpted sandstone formations, dunes, and ocean views within the Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor.
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D.
Banditland
Banditland is the passionate and raucous fan community of the Buffalo Bandits professional box lacrosse team.
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E.
Travels in the Dustland
"Travels in the Dustland" is an album by the American alternative country/rock band The Walkabouts, showcasing their atmospheric, roots-influenced sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history book
ⓘ
nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Jonathan Raban ⓘ |
| awarded |
National Book Critics Circle Award for General Nonfiction
ⓘ
linked to:
National Book Critics Circle Award
|
| awardYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| exploresTheme |
failure of utopian dreams
ⓘ
frontier life ⓘ migration ⓘ relationship between people and landscape ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
environmental hardship
ⓘ
homesteaders ⓘ rural life ⓘ |
| genre |
history
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780679445303 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
book
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 320 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American West
ⓘ
linked to:
Old West
Great Plains ⓘ homesteading in eastern Montana ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of history and travel writing
ⓘ
detailed portrayal of homesteaders in Montana ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Pantheon Books ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
eastern Montana
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Montana
|
| settingTimePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bad Land: An American Romance Description of subject: Bad Land: An American Romance is a nonfiction book that explores the history and human stories of early 20th-century homesteaders on the harsh plains of eastern Montana.
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subject linked to:
Raban