The National Dream
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The National Dream is a Canadian historical television miniseries, based on Pierre Berton's work, that dramatizes the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The National Dream canonical | 3 |
| The National Dream by Pierre Berton | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10301081 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The National Dream Context triple: [John Colicos, notableWork, The National Dream]
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A.
An American Dream
"An American Dream" is a 1965 novel by Norman Mailer that blends psychological drama, crime, and social critique to explore violence, masculinity, and moral decay in mid-20th-century America.
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B.
The Power of the Dream
"The Power of the Dream" is a song best known for being performed by Celine Dion at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, co-written by songwriter Linda Thompson.
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C.
The American Dream II
The American Dream II is a work within the broader American Dream series that continues its exploration of themes related to aspiration, identity, and the pursuit of success in American culture.
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D.
The American Dreamer
The American Dreamer is a 1971 documentary film that follows actor-director Dennis Hopper at the height of his Easy Rider fame, capturing his eccentric lifestyle and creative process.
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E.
Land of Dreams
Land of Dreams is a solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Mark Owen, best known as a member of the pop group Take That.
- 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: The National Dream Target entity description: The National Dream is a Canadian historical television miniseries, based on Pierre Berton's work, that dramatizes the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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A.
An American Dream
"An American Dream" is a 1965 novel by Norman Mailer that blends psychological drama, crime, and social critique to explore violence, masculinity, and moral decay in mid-20th-century America.
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B.
The Power of the Dream
"The Power of the Dream" is a song best known for being performed by Celine Dion at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games, co-written by songwriter Linda Thompson.
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C.
The American Dream II
The American Dream II is a work within the broader American Dream series that continues its exploration of themes related to aspiration, identity, and the pursuit of success in American culture.
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D.
The American Dreamer
The American Dreamer is a 1971 documentary film that follows actor-director Dennis Hopper at the height of his Easy Rider fame, capturing his eccentric lifestyle and creative process.
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E.
Land of Dreams
Land of Dreams is a solo studio album by English singer-songwriter Mark Owen, best known as a member of the pop group Take That.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | historical non-fiction books by Pierre Berton ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Last Spike by Pierre Berton
ⓘ
linked to:
The Last Spike
The National Dream by Pierre Berton ⓘ
linked to:
The National Dream
|
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| depicts |
Canadian history in the 19th century
ⓘ
construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| genre |
docudrama
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationSourceAuthor | Pierre Berton ⓘ |
| hasGenre | miniseries ⓘ |
| hasPart | episodes about the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Canadian Confederation era
ⓘ
transcontinental railway in Canada ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Canadian Pacific Railway
ⓘ
nation-building in Canada ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBC Television ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian television history ⓘ |
| portrays |
engineering challenges of railway construction
ⓘ
labour conditions during railway construction ⓘ political conflicts over the Canadian Pacific Railway ⓘ |
| producer | CBC ⓘ |
| setIn | Canada ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| title | The National Dream ⓘ |
| workType | television adaptation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The National Dream Description of subject: The National Dream is a Canadian historical television miniseries, based on Pierre Berton's work, that dramatizes the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The National Dream