My American Journey
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My American Journey is the autobiography of Colin Powell, chronicling his rise from a working-class upbringing to becoming a four-star general and U.S. Secretary of State.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| My American Journey canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1109171 — 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: My American Journey Context triple: [Colin Powell, notableWork, My American Journey]
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A.
My Remarkable Journey
"My Remarkable Journey" is the memoir of legendary American broadcaster Larry King, chronicling his decades-long career in radio and television and the personal stories behind his rise to fame.
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B.
A Journey (memoir)
A Journey is the political memoir of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, recounting his leadership of the Labour Party and his years in government.
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C.
The American Adventure
The American Adventure is a patriotic pavilion and audio-animatronic stage show at EPCOT in Walt Disney World that chronicles key moments in United States history.
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D.
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf is John Muir’s posthumously published travel memoir chronicling his 1867 botanical trek from Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico, blending nature writing with early environmentalist thought.
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E.
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.
- 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: My American Journey Target entity description: My American Journey is the autobiography of Colin Powell, chronicling his rise from a working-class upbringing to becoming a four-star general and U.S. Secretary of State.
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A.
My Remarkable Journey
"My Remarkable Journey" is the memoir of legendary American broadcaster Larry King, chronicling his decades-long career in radio and television and the personal stories behind his rise to fame.
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B.
A Journey (memoir)
A Journey is the political memoir of former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, recounting his leadership of the Labour Party and his years in government.
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C.
The American Adventure
The American Adventure is a patriotic pavilion and audio-animatronic stage show at EPCOT in Walt Disney World that chronicles key moments in United States history.
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D.
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf is John Muir’s posthumously published travel memoir chronicling his 1867 botanical trek from Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico, blending nature writing with early environmentalist thought.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ |
| author |
Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
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surface form:
Colin Powell
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| coAuthor | Joseph E. Persico ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
experiences of an African American officer in the U.S. Army
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working-class upbringing ⓘ |
| describes |
Colin Powell’s childhood in the Bronx
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Colin Powell’s military career ⓘ Colin Powell’s rise to four-star general ⓘ Colin Powell’s role in the Gulf War ⓘ Colin Powell’s service as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
American Dream
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leadership ⓘ military ethics ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasSequelOrFollowUp | It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership ⓘ |
| isbn | 0-679-43296-5 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
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surface form:
Colin Powell
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| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableAs | bestselling political memoir ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint |
Random House
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surface form:
Random House (New York)
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| pageCount | 656 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| subject |
Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
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surface form:
Colin Powell
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| timePeriodCovered |
late 20th century
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mid-20th century ⓘ |
| topic |
African American history
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Cold War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ U.S. foreign policy ⓘ United States Army ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ |
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Subject: My American Journey Description of subject: My American Journey is the autobiography of Colin Powell, chronicling his rise from a working-class upbringing to becoming a four-star general and U.S. Secretary of State.
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subject surface form:
Colin Powell