A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands
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A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands is a 19th-century missionary memoir by Hiram Bingham I recounting his experiences and observations in Hawaii over two decades.
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| A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands Context triple: [Hiram Bingham I, notableWork, A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands]
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A.
A Peep at Polynesian Life
A Peep at Polynesian Life is the subtitle of Herman Melville’s 1846 semi-autobiographical travel narrative Typee, which recounts his experiences among the indigenous people of the Marquesas Islands.
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B.
Hawaii (novel)
Hawaii is a 1959 historical novel by James A. Michener that chronicles the multicultural settlement and transformation of the Hawaiian Islands over several centuries.
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C.
Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition
Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition is a multi-volume 19th-century account by Charles Wilkes detailing the U.S. Navy’s pioneering global scientific and exploratory voyage of 1838–1842.
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D.
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean is the official multi-volume account of Captain James Cook’s final expedition, detailing his explorations in the North Pacific and the circumstances leading to his death in Hawaii.
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E.
The Hawaiians
The Hawaiians were a short-lived professional American football team based in Honolulu that competed in the World Football League during the mid-1970s.
- 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: A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands Target entity description: A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands is a 19th-century missionary memoir by Hiram Bingham I recounting his experiences and observations in Hawaii over two decades.
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A.
A Peep at Polynesian Life
A Peep at Polynesian Life is the subtitle of Herman Melville’s 1846 semi-autobiographical travel narrative Typee, which recounts his experiences among the indigenous people of the Marquesas Islands.
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B.
Hawaii (novel)
Hawaii is a 1959 historical novel by James A. Michener that chronicles the multicultural settlement and transformation of the Hawaiian Islands over several centuries.
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C.
Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition
Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition is a multi-volume 19th-century account by Charles Wilkes detailing the U.S. Navy’s pioneering global scientific and exploratory voyage of 1838–1842.
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D.
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean is the official multi-volume account of Captain James Cook’s final expedition, detailing his explorations in the North Pacific and the circumstances leading to his death in Hawaii.
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E.
The Hawaiians
The Hawaiians were a short-lived professional American football team based in Honolulu that competed in the World Football League during the mid-1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ missionary memoir ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | A Residence of Twenty-One Years in the Sandwich Islands; or, The Civil, Religious, and Political History of the Sandwich Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
NERFINISHED
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Hawaiian mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Hiram Bingham I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
Hawaiian culture
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Hawaiian language learning by missionaries ⓘ Hawaiian monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant missions in Hawaii ⓘ conversion to Christianity in Hawaii ⓘ social change in Hawaii ⓘ |
| documents |
activities of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in Hawaii
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interactions between missionaries and Hawaiian royalty ⓘ introduction of Christianity to the Hawaiian Islands ⓘ introduction of Western education in Hawaii ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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religious literature ⓘ travel literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Protestant missionary viewpoint ⓘ |
| historicalValue | primary source on early 19th-century Hawaii ⓘ |
| influenced |
later histories of Christian missions in Hawaii
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perceptions of Hawaii among 19th-century American readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
19th-century missionary work
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Christian missions ⓘ Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Hawaiian Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Sandwich Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
scholarly studies on Hawaiian historiography
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scholarly studies on missionary narratives ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
1820s
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1830s ⓘ 1840s ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ |
| titleContains | Sandwich Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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