Lonesome Traveler
E310177
Lonesome Traveler is a collection of autobiographical travel sketches by Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac, chronicling his journeys and spiritual searching across America and abroad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lonesome Traveler canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2902314 — 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: Lonesome Traveler Context triple: [Jack Kerouac, notableWork, Lonesome Traveler]
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A.
Lonesome Town
"Lonesome Town" is a melancholic 1958 pop ballad performed by Ricky Nelson that became one of his signature hits.
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B.
Song of the Dusty Trail
"Song of the Dusty Trail" is a Western-themed song featured in the 1938 singing-cowboy film *Under Western Stars*, starring Roy Rogers.
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C.
The Weary Kind
"The Weary Kind" is a country ballad written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett for the film "Crazy Heart," widely recognized for its poignant portrayal of a washed-up musician's struggles.
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D.
Lonesome Day
"Lonesome Day" is a rock song by Bruce Springsteen, known as the opening track of his post-9/11 themed album *The Rising*.
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E.
Last Chance Range
Last Chance Range is a remote mountain range in eastern California’s Mojave Desert, forming part of the rugged terrain near Death Valley and Saline Valley.
- 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: Lonesome Traveler Target entity description: Lonesome Traveler is a collection of autobiographical travel sketches by Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac, chronicling his journeys and spiritual searching across America and abroad.
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A.
Lonesome Town
"Lonesome Town" is a melancholic 1958 pop ballad performed by Ricky Nelson that became one of his signature hits.
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B.
Song of the Dusty Trail
"Song of the Dusty Trail" is a Western-themed song featured in the 1938 singing-cowboy film *Under Western Stars*, starring Roy Rogers.
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C.
The Weary Kind
"The Weary Kind" is a country ballad written by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett for the film "Crazy Heart," widely recognized for its poignant portrayal of a washed-up musician's struggles.
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D.
Lonesome Day
"Lonesome Day" is a rock song by Bruce Springsteen, known as the opening track of his post-9/11 themed album *The Rising*.
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E.
Last Chance Range
Last Chance Range is a remote mountain range in eastern California’s Mojave Desert, forming part of the rugged terrain near Death Valley and Saline Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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short story collection ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| author | Jack Kerouac ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
hitchhiking
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merchant marine life ⓘ railroad work ⓘ urban life in New York City ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Big Sur region of California
ⓘ
surface form:
Big Sur
|
| genre |
Beat literature
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autobiographical travel writing ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780070347243 ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 225468 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Alone on a Mountaintop
ⓘ
Big Trip to Europe ⓘ Mexico Fellaheen ⓘ New York Scenes ⓘ Piers of the Homeless Night ⓘ Slobs of the Kitchen Sea ⓘ The Railroad Earth ⓘ The Vanishing American Hobo ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
United States—Description and travel
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spiritual life ⓘ travelers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Beat Generation ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack Kerouac ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of Beat spirituality
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portrayal of Kerouac’s early travels ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| precededBy | Doctor Sax ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| publisher | McGraw-Hill ⓘ |
| setting |
Europe
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| style | spontaneous prose ⓘ |
| theme |
American landscape
ⓘ
bohemian lifestyle ⓘ freedom ⓘ homelessness ⓘ spiritual searching ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac ⓘ |
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Subject: Lonesome Traveler Description of subject: Lonesome Traveler is a collection of autobiographical travel sketches by Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac, chronicling his journeys and spiritual searching across America and abroad.
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