Peter Parley's History of the United States
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Peter Parley's History of the United States is a 19th-century popular history book for young readers that presents the story of the United States in an accessible, narrative style under the pseudonymous persona "Peter Parley."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peter Parley's History of the United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peter Parley's History of the United States Context triple: [S. G. Goodrich, notableWork, Peter Parley's History of the United States]
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A Key into the Language of America
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B.
The Life of George Washington
The Life of George Washington is a multi-volume 19th-century biography by Washington Irving that chronicles the life, military career, and presidency of the first U.S. president.
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C.
Memoirs of the American Revolution
"Memoirs of the American Revolution" is a historical work by William Moultrie recounting his experiences and observations during the American Revolutionary War, particularly in the Southern campaigns.
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D.
A Nation in Making
A Nation in Making is the political autobiography of Indian nationalist leader Surendranath Banerjee, chronicling his role in the early Indian freedom movement and the evolution of Indian nationalism.
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E.
John Adams (book)
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- 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: Peter Parley's History of the United States Target entity description: Peter Parley's History of the United States is a 19th-century popular history book for young readers that presents the story of the United States in an accessible, narrative style under the pseudonymous persona "Peter Parley."
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A.
A Key into the Language of America
A Key into the Language of America is a 1643 book by Roger Williams that serves as one of the earliest English-language studies of Native American languages and cultures in New England.
-
B.
The Life of George Washington
The Life of George Washington is a multi-volume 19th-century biography by Washington Irving that chronicles the life, military career, and presidency of the first U.S. president.
-
C.
Memoirs of the American Revolution
"Memoirs of the American Revolution" is a historical work by William Moultrie recounting his experiences and observations during the American Revolutionary War, particularly in the Southern campaigns.
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D.
A Nation in Making
A Nation in Making is the political autobiography of Indian nationalist leader Surendranath Banerjee, chronicling his role in the early Indian freedom movement and the evolution of Indian nationalism.
-
E.
John Adams (book)
John Adams is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biography by David McCullough that chronicles the life and political career of the second president of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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children's history book ⓘ popular history ⓘ |
| aimsTo | make history engaging for children ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| didacticFunction | moral and civic instruction ⓘ |
| educationalDiscipline |
American history
ⓘ
history ⓘ |
| educationalLevel |
lower secondary education
ⓘ
primary education ⓘ |
| educationalPurpose | teaching American history to children ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Peter Parley ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
educational literature ⓘ history ⓘ |
| historicalSettingOfContent |
American Revolution
ⓘ
linked to:
American Revolutionary War
colonial America ⓘ early United States republic ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
students
ⓘ
young readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | history of the United States ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | conversational storyteller ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | story-based exposition of historical events ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person persona "Peter Parley" ⓘ |
| portrays |
events in United States history
ⓘ
figures in United States history ⓘ |
| targetAgeGroup |
children
ⓘ
young adolescents ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| usesPseudonym | Peter Parley ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
accessible
ⓘ
narrative ⓘ |
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