The Young Miner
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"The Young Miner" is a 19th-century rags-to-riches boys' novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that follows a poor youth striving for success through hard work and perseverance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Young Miner canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2867545 — 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 Young Miner Context triple: [Horatio Alger Jr., notableWork, The Young Miner]
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A.
A Beautiful Mine
"A Beautiful Mine" is an instrumental track by RJD2 best known as the iconic opening theme music for the television series Mad Men.
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B.
Matchless Mine
Matchless Mine is a historic silver mine in Leadville, Colorado, famed for its role in the rise and fall of silver magnate Horace Tabor and his wife "Baby Doe."
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C.
After the Gold Rush
After the Gold Rush is a 1970 folk-rock album by Neil Young, widely regarded as one of his most influential and critically acclaimed works.
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D.
Way Down in the Hole
"Way Down in the Hole" is a gospel-influenced song by Tom Waits best known for serving as the opening theme, in various cover versions, to the television series The Wire.
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E.
The Children of Yost
The Children of Yost is the raucous student section known for its passionate support and elaborate game-day traditions at Michigan Wolverines football games.
- 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 Young Miner Target entity description: "The Young Miner" is a 19th-century rags-to-riches boys' novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that follows a poor youth striving for success through hard work and perseverance.
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A.
A Beautiful Mine
"A Beautiful Mine" is an instrumental track by RJD2 best known as the iconic opening theme music for the television series Mad Men.
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B.
Matchless Mine
Matchless Mine is a historic silver mine in Leadville, Colorado, famed for its role in the rise and fall of silver magnate Horace Tabor and his wife "Baby Doe."
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C.
After the Gold Rush
After the Gold Rush is a 1970 folk-rock album by Neil Young, widely regarded as one of his most influential and critically acclaimed works.
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D.
Way Down in the Hole
"Way Down in the Hole" is a gospel-influenced song by Tom Waits best known for serving as the opening theme, in various cover versions, to the television series The Wire.
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E.
The Children of Yost
The Children of Yost is the raucous student section known for its passionate support and elaborate game-day traditions at Michigan Wolverines football games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boys' novel
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novel ⓘ rags-to-riches story ⓘ |
| author | Horatio Alger Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| educationalPurpose |
to promote virtues of industry and perseverance
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to provide moral instruction to youth ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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didactic fiction ⓘ moralistic fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Horatio Alger myth
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surface form:
Horatio Alger rags-to-riches tradition
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| literaryPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
hard work and perseverance
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honesty and integrity ⓘ rags to riches ⓘ self-reliance ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
| moralMessage | character and diligence lead to advancement ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | poor youth striving for success ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century United States ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
boys
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young readers ⓘ |
| workEthicEmphasis | success achieved through hard work rather than luck ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Young Miner Description of subject: "The Young Miner" is a 19th-century rags-to-riches boys' novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that follows a poor youth striving for success through hard work and perseverance.
Referenced by (1)
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