These Truths: A History of the United States
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These Truths: A History of the United States is a sweeping, critically acclaimed single-volume history that examines the American experiment in democracy from its founding to the present, written by historian Jill Lepore.
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| These Truths: A History of the United States canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: These Truths: A History of the United States Context triple: [Jill Lepore, notableWork, These Truths: A History of the United States]
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A.
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey is a political memoir by Kamala Harris that traces her life, career, and values leading up to her national prominence in American politics.
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B.
Oxford History of the United States
Oxford History of the United States is a renowned multi-volume scholarly series that offers comprehensive narrative histories of major periods in American history written by leading historians.
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C.
A People’s History of the United States
A People’s History of the United States is a landmark revisionist history book that retells American history from the perspective of marginalized and oppressed groups rather than political and economic elites.
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D.
The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American
"The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on national identity, race, and belonging, particularly through his experiences living abroad.
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E.
The Irony of American History
The Irony of American History is a seminal 1952 work of Christian realism in which theologian Reinhold Niebuhr critiques American exceptionalism and explores the moral contradictions of U.S. power in the Cold War era.
- 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: These Truths: A History of the United States Target entity description: These Truths: A History of the United States is a sweeping, critically acclaimed single-volume history that examines the American experiment in democracy from its founding to the present, written by historian Jill Lepore.
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A.
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey is a political memoir by Kamala Harris that traces her life, career, and values leading up to her national prominence in American politics.
-
B.
Oxford History of the United States
Oxford History of the United States is a renowned multi-volume scholarly series that offers comprehensive narrative histories of major periods in American history written by leading historians.
-
C.
A People’s History of the United States
A People’s History of the United States is a landmark revisionist history book that retells American history from the perspective of marginalized and oppressed groups rather than political and economic elites.
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D.
The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American
"The Discovery of What It Means to Be an American" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on national identity, race, and belonging, particularly through his experiences living abroad.
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E.
The Irony of American History
The Irony of American History is a seminal 1952 work of Christian realism in which theologian Reinhold Niebuhr critiques American exceptionalism and explores the moral contradictions of U.S. power in the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ |
| author | Jill Lepore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
2018 New York Times Notable Book
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2018 Washington Post Notable Work of Nonfiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| examines |
relationship between truth and democracy
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role of slavery in U.S. history ⓘ role of technology in U.S. politics ⓘ role of the press in U.S. democracy ⓘ |
| focusesOn | American experiment in democracy ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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intellectual history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-393-63524-9 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of Reconstruction
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analysis of the Civil War ⓘ coverage of early 21st-century politics ⓘ coverage of late 20th-century politics ⓘ coverage of the Cold War ⓘ coverage of the New Deal ⓘ coverage of the Progressive Era ⓘ coverage of the civil rights movement ⓘ narrative of the American founding ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students of American history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainProtagonist | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical examination of American democracy
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integration of political and social history ⓘ sweeping narrative of U.S. history ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | single-volume history ⓘ |
| subject |
American democracy
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United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ United States politics ⓘ history of the United States ⓘ inequality in the United States ⓘ media and politics in the United States ⓘ political parties in the United States ⓘ race in the United States ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | 16th century to 21st century ⓘ |
| title | These Truths: A History of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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