The Widow of the South
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The Widow of the South is a historical novel by Robert Hicks that dramatizes the true story of Carrie McGavock and her role in caring for Confederate soldiers after the Battle of Franklin during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Widow of the South canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21302072 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Widow of the South Context triple: [Robert Hicks (author), notableWork, The Widow of the South]
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A.
Tell Me a Tale: A Novel of the Old South
"Tell Me a Tale: A Novel of the Old South" is a historical novel by James McEachin that explores life, race, and identity in the American South before and during the Civil War.
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B.
A Letter from the South
"A Letter from the South" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on race, history, and the Black experience in the American South.
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C.
The Southerner
The Southerner is a 1945 American drama film directed by Jean Renoir that portrays the struggles of a Texas sharecropper and his family to build a better life from the land.
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D.
La señorita Cora
La señorita Cora is a short story by Julio Cortázar that explores themes of desire, power, and adolescence through the shifting perspectives of a young nurse, her patient, and those around them.
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E.
Light of the South
Light of the South is the English rendering of the Japanese name given to Singapore during its World War II occupation.
- 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 Widow of the South Target entity description: The Widow of the South is a historical novel by Robert Hicks that dramatizes the true story of Carrie McGavock and her role in caring for Confederate soldiers after the Battle of Franklin during the American Civil War.
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A.
Tell Me a Tale: A Novel of the Old South
"Tell Me a Tale: A Novel of the Old South" is a historical novel by James McEachin that explores life, race, and identity in the American South before and during the Civil War.
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B.
A Letter from the South
"A Letter from the South" is an essay by James Baldwin that reflects on race, history, and the Black experience in the American South.
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C.
The Southerner
The Southerner is a 1945 American drama film directed by Jean Renoir that portrays the struggles of a Texas sharecropper and his family to build a better life from the land.
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D.
La señorita Cora
La señorita Cora is a short story by Julio Cortázar that explores themes of desire, power, and adolescence through the shifting perspectives of a young nurse, her patient, and those around them.
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E.
Light of the South
Light of the South is the English rendering of the Japanese name given to Singapore during its World War II occupation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Robert Hicks