Bound for Glory
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Bound for Glory is Woody Guthrie’s semi-autobiographical memoir that chronicles his hardscrabble youth, travels, and development into an influential American folk singer and social activist.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bound for Glory canonical | 6 |
| Bound for Glory (autobiography) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1921811 — 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: Bound for Glory Context triple: [Woody Guthrie, subjectOf, Bound for Glory]
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A.
Blaze of Glory
"Blaze of Glory" is a song featured on the country music album "Share Your Love" by Kenny Rogers.
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B.
Thy Kingdom Come
"Thy Kingdom Come" is a volume in the early Bible study series "Studies in the Scriptures," associated with the Bible Student movement that later gave rise to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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C.
Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'
Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' is a 2016 studio album by American rapper and singer Kid Cudi that blends psychedelic hip hop, introspective lyrics, and atmospheric production.
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D.
Dark Victory
Dark Victory is a 1939 American drama film best known for Bette Davis’s acclaimed performance as a young socialite facing a terminal illness.
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E.
Hear to Slay
Hear to Slay is a culture and politics podcast co-hosted by writer Roxane Gay that centers Black women’s perspectives and storytelling.
- 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: Bound for Glory Target entity description: Bound for Glory is Woody Guthrie’s semi-autobiographical memoir that chronicles his hardscrabble youth, travels, and development into an influential American folk singer and social activist.
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A.
Blaze of Glory
"Blaze of Glory" is a song featured on the country music album "Share Your Love" by Kenny Rogers.
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B.
Thy Kingdom Come
"Thy Kingdom Come" is a volume in the early Bible study series "Studies in the Scriptures," associated with the Bible Student movement that later gave rise to Jehovah’s Witnesses.
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C.
Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin'
Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin' is a 2016 studio album by American rapper and singer Kid Cudi that blends psychedelic hip hop, introspective lyrics, and atmospheric production.
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D.
Dark Victory
Dark Victory is a 1939 American drama film best known for Bette Davis’s acclaimed performance as a young socialite facing a terminal illness.
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E.
Hear to Slay
Hear to Slay is a culture and politics podcast co-hosted by writer Roxane Gay that centers Black women’s perspectives and storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical novel
ⓘ
book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film ⓘ |
| author | Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| describes |
Woody Guthrie’s childhood
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Woody Guthrie’s development as a folk singer ⓘ Woody Guthrie’s political awakening ⓘ Woody Guthrie’s travels as a hobo ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Hal Ashby ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar | David Carradine ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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folk music literature ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Bound for Glory (1976 film) ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Woody Guthrie ⓘ |
| influenced |
American folk revival
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singer-songwriters ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
classic of American working-class literature
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key text in American folk music history ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American folk music
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Dust Bowl ⓘ Great Depression ⓘ hobos ⓘ labor movement ⓘ migrant workers ⓘ social activism ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
migration
ⓘ
poverty ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| portrays |
class struggle
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economic hardship ⓘ grassroots organizing ⓘ life on the road ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1943 ⓘ |
| publisher | E. P. Dutton ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
southwestern United States
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surface form:
American Southwest
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Oklahoma ⓘ Texas ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| setInPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Bound for Glory (autobiography)