My First Summer in the Sierra
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My First Summer in the Sierra is a classic nature memoir by John Muir recounting his transformative 1869 experiences in California’s Sierra Nevada and helping inspire the American conservation movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| My First Summer in the Sierra canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: My First Summer in the Sierra Context triple: [John Muir, notableWork, My First Summer in the Sierra]
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A.
Roughing It
Roughing It is a semi-autobiographical travel narrative by Mark Twain that humorously recounts his adventures and observations in the American West during the mid-19th century.
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B.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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C.
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 drama film set in a Welsh mining community, renowned for its poignant depiction of family life and social change and for winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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D.
The Mountain Between Us
The Mountain Between Us is a 2017 survival romance film in which Idris Elba and Kate Winslet play strangers stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash.
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E.
Where the West Begins
"Where the West Begins" is the official motto of Fort Worth, Texas, reflecting the city's historic role as a gateway between the American East and the traditional Western frontier.
- 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: My First Summer in the Sierra Target entity description: My First Summer in the Sierra is a classic nature memoir by John Muir recounting his transformative 1869 experiences in California’s Sierra Nevada and helping inspire the American conservation movement.
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A.
Roughing It
Roughing It is a semi-autobiographical travel narrative by Mark Twain that humorously recounts his adventures and observations in the American West during the mid-19th century.
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B.
The Mountain Shadow
The Mountain Shadow is a novel by Gregory David Roberts that continues the adventures of Lin, an Australian fugitive navigating the criminal underworld and spiritual quests in India, serving as the sequel to Shantaram.
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C.
How Green Was My Valley
How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 drama film set in a Welsh mining community, renowned for its poignant depiction of family life and social change and for winning the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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D.
The Mountain Between Us
The Mountain Between Us is a 2017 survival romance film in which Idris Elba and Kate Winslet play strangers stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash.
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E.
Where the West Begins
"Where the West Begins" is the official motto of Fort Worth, Texas, reflecting the city's historic role as a gateway between the American East and the traditional Western frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nature memoir ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sierra Club
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Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| author | John Muir ⓘ |
| basedOn | John Muir's 1869 journal ⓘ |
| chronologicalScope | summer of 1869 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
Sequoia trees
ⓘ
Yosemite National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Yosemite region
glaciers ⓘ mountain meadows ⓘ wildlife of the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
ⓘ
nature writing ⓘ |
| hasForm |
diary
ⓘ
travel narrative ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
environmental literature
ⓘ
wilderness preservation philosophy ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
environmentalists
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general readers ⓘ nature enthusiasts ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ecological interconnection
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human relationship with wilderness ⓘ preservation of wild lands ⓘ spiritual value of nature ⓘ |
| influenced | American conservation movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American nature writing tradition ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th century American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Sierra Nevada
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conservation ⓘ natural history ⓘ sheepherding ⓘ wilderness ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed observational descriptions of nature
ⓘ
influencing U.S. national park advocacy ⓘ |
| partOf |
John Muir
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surface form:
John Muir's collected works
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| publicationYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| publisher | Houghton Mifflin ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| timeOfNarrative | 1869 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: My First Summer in the Sierra Description of subject: My First Summer in the Sierra is a classic nature memoir by John Muir recounting his transformative 1869 experiences in California’s Sierra Nevada and helping inspire the American conservation movement.
Referenced by (3)
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subject surface form:
John Muir