American frontier captivity narratives
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American frontier captivity narratives are a genre of early American literature recounting the experiences of settlers, particularly women and children, who were captured by Native Americans on the colonial and early national frontiers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American frontier captivity narratives canonical | 1 |
| New England captivity narratives | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American frontier captivity narratives Context triple: [Sylvia Hall, describedBySource, American frontier captivity narratives]
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Illinois frontier
The Illinois frontier was the sparsely settled, contested border region of early Illinois where settlers, Native American nations, and military forces frequently clashed during westward expansion.
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Die Culturländer des alten Amerika
Die Culturländer des alten Amerika is a scholarly work by ethnologist Adolf Bastian that examines the civilizations and cultures of pre-Columbian America.
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C.
A Concise Account of North America
A Concise Account of North America is an 18th-century geographical and ethnographic work by Robert Rogers that describes the lands, peoples, and military frontiers of North America during the colonial era.
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Frontier Wars
The Frontier Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in South Africa between expanding European colonial powers and indigenous Xhosa communities over land and political control in the Eastern Cape region.
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E.
Tennessee frontier
The Tennessee frontier was the early American borderland region in what is now Tennessee, characterized by sparse settlement, conflict with Native American nations, and the activities of pioneering settlers and military leaders like James Winchester.
- 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: American frontier captivity narratives Target entity description: American frontier captivity narratives are a genre of early American literature recounting the experiences of settlers, particularly women and children, who were captured by Native Americans on the colonial and early national frontiers.
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A.
Illinois frontier
The Illinois frontier was the sparsely settled, contested border region of early Illinois where settlers, Native American nations, and military forces frequently clashed during westward expansion.
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B.
Die Culturländer des alten Amerika
Die Culturländer des alten Amerika is a scholarly work by ethnologist Adolf Bastian that examines the civilizations and cultures of pre-Columbian America.
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C.
A Concise Account of North America
A Concise Account of North America is an 18th-century geographical and ethnographic work by Robert Rogers that describes the lands, peoples, and military frontiers of North America during the colonial era.
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D.
Frontier Wars
The Frontier Wars were a series of 19th-century conflicts in South Africa between expanding European colonial powers and indigenous Xhosa communities over land and political control in the Eastern Cape region.
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E.
Tennessee frontier
The Tennessee frontier was the early American borderland region in what is now Tennessee, characterized by sparse settlement, conflict with Native American nations, and the activities of pioneering settlers and military leaders like James Winchester.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American literature
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literary genre ⓘ narrative prose ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
colonial America
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early national United States ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
entertainment
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justification of frontier expansion ⓘ political propaganda ⓘ reinforcement of colonial stereotypes of Native Americans ⓘ religious edification ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
captivity by Native Americans
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cross-cultural contact ⓘ cultural encounter ⓘ forced migration ⓘ frontier violence ⓘ redemption ⓘ religious faith under trial ⓘ return from captivity ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
A Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Mrs. Jemima Howe
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A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison ⓘ Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson ⓘ Narrative of the Captivity and Sufferings of Benjamin Gilbert and His Family ⓘ The Captivity of the Oatman Girls ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Colonial America
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surface form:
North American colonial frontier
early United States frontier ⓘ |
| hasStructuralFeature |
first-person narration
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linear chronological structure ⓘ moral didacticism ⓘ preface asserting truthfulness ⓘ religious reflection ⓘ retrospective account ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
civilization versus savagery
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cultural assimilation ⓘ divine providence ⓘ gender roles on the frontier ⓘ identity transformation ⓘ national identity formation ⓘ violence and trauma ⓘ |
| hasTypicalAntagonist | Native American captor ⓘ |
| hasTypicalProtagonist |
Euro-American settler child
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Euro-American settler woman ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
19th-century dime novels
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American Indian Wars literature ⓘ Western frontier fiction ⓘ |
| isStudiedInDiscipline |
American studies
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surface form:
American literary studies
Native American studies ⓘ gender studies ⓘ history ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| wasPopularInCentury |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ |
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Subject: American frontier captivity narratives Description of subject: American frontier captivity narratives are a genre of early American literature recounting the experiences of settlers, particularly women and children, who were captured by Native Americans on the colonial and early national frontiers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New England captivity narratives