Quaker City excursion of 1867
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The Quaker City excursion of 1867 was a pioneering American pleasure cruise to Europe and the Holy Land, later made famous as the subject of Mark Twain’s travel book *The Innocents Abroad*.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quaker City Holy Land excursion | 1 |
| Quaker City excursion of 1867 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Quaker City excursion of 1867 Context triple: [The Innocents Abroad, describesEvent, Quaker City excursion of 1867]
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A.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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B.
Attack on Deerfield
Attack on Deerfield was a devastating 1704 French and Native American raid on the English frontier settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, resulting in many deaths and captives and becoming one of the most infamous incidents of colonial-era frontier warfare.
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C.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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D.
Turner's Falls massacre
The Turner's Falls massacre was a brutal 1676 attack by English colonial militia on a Native American encampment during King Philip's War, resulting in the deaths of many Indigenous people, including women and children.
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E.
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush was an 1858 gold rush in British Columbia that drew thousands of prospectors, many from California, and marked the beginning of large-scale European settlement in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Quaker City excursion of 1867 Target entity description: The Quaker City excursion of 1867 was a pioneering American pleasure cruise to Europe and the Holy Land, later made famous as the subject of Mark Twain’s travel book *The Innocents Abroad*.
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A.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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B.
Attack on Deerfield
Attack on Deerfield was a devastating 1704 French and Native American raid on the English frontier settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, resulting in many deaths and captives and becoming one of the most infamous incidents of colonial-era frontier warfare.
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C.
The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
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D.
Turner's Falls massacre
The Turner's Falls massacre was a brutal 1676 attack by English colonial militia on a Native American encampment during King Philip's War, resulting in the deaths of many Indigenous people, including women and children.
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E.
Fraser Canyon Gold Rush
The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush was an 1858 gold rush in British Columbia that drew thousands of prospectors, many from California, and marked the beginning of large-scale European settlement in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
pleasure cruise ⓘ tourist excursion ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Quaker City excursion of 1867
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surface form:
Quaker City Holy Land excursion
Quaker City cruise ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American tourism to Europe
ⓘ
American tourism to the Holy Land ⓘ |
| commercialAspect | organized package tour ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalImpact |
popularized overseas pleasure travel among Americans
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shaped American perceptions of Europe and the Holy Land through Mark Twain’s satire ⓘ |
| departureYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| destination |
Europe
ⓘ
Holy Land ⓘ |
| destinationRegion |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean
|
| documentedByAuthor | Mark Twain ⓘ |
| documentedIn | The Innocents Abroad ⓘ |
| genreOfAccount | travel literature ⓘ |
| hasPrimarySource | letters and dispatches by Mark Twain ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–American Civil War era ⓘ |
| influencedWork | The Innocents Abroad ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryAccount | English ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | The Innocents Abroad ⓘ |
| notablePassenger |
Mark Twain
ⓘ
Mark Twain ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
|
| organizer | American tour organizers ⓘ |
| passengerType | American tourists ⓘ |
| pointOfDeparture | New York City ⓘ |
| purpose |
pleasure travel
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Innocents Abroad
ⓘ
surface form:
The Innocents Abroad, or The New Pilgrims' Progress
|
| route | Atlantic crossing from New York to Europe and the Mediterranean ⓘ |
| shipType | sidewheel steamer ⓘ |
| shipUsed | Quaker City ⓘ |
| significance | one of the first American organized pleasure cruises to Europe and the Holy Land ⓘ |
| transportMode | steamship travel ⓘ |
| visitedPlace |
Athens
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Istanbul ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
Gibraltar ⓘ Holy Land ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Palestine ⓘ Paris ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| visitedRegion |
Mediterranean ports
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ |
| year | 1867 ⓘ |
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Subject: Quaker City excursion of 1867 Description of subject: The Quaker City excursion of 1867 was a pioneering American pleasure cruise to Europe and the Holy Land, later made famous as the subject of Mark Twain’s travel book *The Innocents Abroad*.
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