Samuel E. Chamberlain
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Samuel E. Chamberlain was a 19th-century American soldier, adventurer, and memoirist best known for his vivid autobiographical account of life as a soldier and drifter in the Mexican–American War.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Chamberlain | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American military personnel
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adventurer ⓘ memoirist ⓘ person ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American West
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Army dragoons NERFINISHED ⓘ borderlands between the United States and Mexico ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedAs | 19th-century American soldier, adventurer, and memoirist ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
autobiographical writing
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literature ⓘ military ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ war literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalSubject | his own life ⓘ |
| historicalRole | eyewitness chronicler of the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
provides a rare first-person account of common soldiers in the Mexican–American War
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source for historians of U.S. expansionism and frontier culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American frontier literature ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Samuel E. Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notability | vivid autobiographical account of life as a soldier and drifter in the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| notableWork | My Confession: The Recollections of a Rogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
adventurer
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memoirist ⓘ soldier ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
drifter
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mercenary-like soldier of fortune ⓘ rogue ⓘ |
| workCharacterization |
blend of fact and embellished adventure
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vivid and graphic descriptions of war and violence ⓘ |
| workReception |
noted for its lurid and sensational style
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valued as both literature and historical document ⓘ |
| workType | illustrated memoir ⓘ |
| wroteAbout |
Mexican–American War
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U.S. Army service ⓘ frontier violence ⓘ life as a drifter ⓘ |
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Samuel Chamberlain