The Friendly Persuasion
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The Friendly Persuasion is a 1945 novel by Jessamyn West that portrays the lives, faith, and moral dilemmas of a Quaker family in 19th-century Indiana.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Friendly Persuasion canonical | 2 |
| The Friendly Persuasion (1956 film) | 1 |
| film Friendly Persuasion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13499492 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Friendly Persuasion Context triple: [Jessamyn West, notableWork, The Friendly Persuasion]
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A.
The Big Country
The Big Country is a 1958 American Western epic film, directed by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, known for its sweeping Cinemascope landscapes and exploration of pride, honor, and frontier justice.
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B.
In God’s Country
"In God’s Country" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their acclaimed 1987 album *The Joshua Tree*, noted for its atmospheric guitar work and themes of spiritual longing and American idealism.
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C.
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn is a 1964 Western film directed by John Ford that dramatizes the struggles of the Cheyenne people during their historic 1878–79 exodus from Oklahoma to their Montana homeland.
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D.
Living with the Land
Living with the Land is an educational boat ride at EPCOT in Walt Disney World that explores sustainable agriculture and innovative farming techniques through greenhouses and experimental growing areas.
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E.
Red Dust
Red Dust is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow, set on a rubber plantation in French Indochina.
- 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: The Friendly Persuasion Target entity description: The Friendly Persuasion is a 1945 novel by Jessamyn West that portrays the lives, faith, and moral dilemmas of a Quaker family in 19th-century Indiana.
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A.
The Big Country
The Big Country is a 1958 American Western epic film, directed by William Wyler and starring Gregory Peck, known for its sweeping Cinemascope landscapes and exploration of pride, honor, and frontier justice.
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B.
In God’s Country
"In God’s Country" is a song by the Irish rock band U2 from their acclaimed 1987 album *The Joshua Tree*, noted for its atmospheric guitar work and themes of spiritual longing and American idealism.
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C.
Cheyenne Autumn
Cheyenne Autumn is a 1964 Western film directed by John Ford that dramatizes the struggles of the Cheyenne people during their historic 1878–79 exodus from Oklahoma to their Montana homeland.
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D.
Living with the Land
Living with the Land is an educational boat ride at EPCOT in Walt Disney World that explores sustainable agriculture and innovative farming techniques through greenhouses and experimental growing areas.
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E.
Red Dust
Red Dust is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Clark Gable and Jean Harlow, set on a rubber plantation in French Indochina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Friendly Persuasion: A Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Jessamyn West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
American Civil War era rural life
ⓘ
Quakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | William Wyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| genre |
domestic fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Friendly Persuasion (1956 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Except for Me and Thee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | classic of American Quaker fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
conscience in wartime
ⓘ
family life ⓘ moral dilemmas ⓘ pacifism ⓘ religious faith ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | episodic ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Eliza Birdwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jess Birdwell NERFINISHED ⓘ their children ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harcourt, Brace and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Quakerism ⓘ |
| sequelAuthor | Jessamyn West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelPublicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Midwestern farm life
ⓘ
conflict between duty and belief ⓘ nonviolence ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | American Civil War period ⓘ |
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Subject: The Friendly Persuasion Description of subject: The Friendly Persuasion is a 1945 novel by Jessamyn West that portrays the lives, faith, and moral dilemmas of a Quaker family in 19th-century Indiana.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Friendly Persuasion (1956 film)
subject surface form:
The Friendly Persuasion (1956 film)
this entity surface form:
film Friendly Persuasion