Oxford History of the United States
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Oxford History of the United States is a renowned multi-volume scholarly series that offers comprehensive narrative histories of major periods in American history written by leading historians.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oxford History of the American People | 1 |
| Oxford History of the United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Oxford History of the United States Context triple: [Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, partOfSeries, Oxford History of the United States]
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A People’s History of the United States
A People’s History of the United States is a landmark revisionist history book that retells American history from the perspective of marginalized and oppressed groups rather than political and economic elites.
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B.
The Irony of American History
The Irony of American History is a seminal 1952 work of Christian realism in which theologian Reinhold Niebuhr critiques American exceptionalism and explores the moral contradictions of U.S. power in the Cold War era.
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The History of America
The History of America is an influential 18th-century historical work by Scottish historian William Robertson that examines the discovery, colonization, and early societies of the Americas from a European Enlightenment perspective.
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D.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
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E.
What Hath God Wrought?
"What Hath God Wrought?" is the ominous promotional tagline for the 2007 horror film *The Reaping*, hinting at a biblical-scale catastrophe.
- 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: Oxford History of the United States Target entity description: Oxford History of the United States is a renowned multi-volume scholarly series that offers comprehensive narrative histories of major periods in American history written by leading historians.
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A.
A People’s History of the United States
A People’s History of the United States is a landmark revisionist history book that retells American history from the perspective of marginalized and oppressed groups rather than political and economic elites.
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B.
The Irony of American History
The Irony of American History is a seminal 1952 work of Christian realism in which theologian Reinhold Niebuhr critiques American exceptionalism and explores the moral contradictions of U.S. power in the Cold War era.
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C.
The History of America
The History of America is an influential 18th-century historical work by Scottish historian William Robertson that examines the discovery, colonization, and early societies of the Americas from a European Enlightenment perspective.
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D.
The Meaning of History
The Meaning of History is a philosophical work by Russian religious thinker Nicolas Berdyaev that explores the spiritual and existential significance of historical events and humanity’s destiny.
-
E.
What Hath God Wrought?
"What Hath God Wrought?" is the ominous promotional tagline for the 2007 horror film *The Reaping*, hinting at a biblical-scale catastrophe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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history book series ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | American history ⓘ |
| approach | narrative synthesis of political, social, economic, and cultural history ⓘ |
| awards |
multiple volumes have won the Bancroft Prize
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multiple volumes have won the Pulitzer Prize for History ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| editorialStandard | single-author volumes by specialist historians ⓘ |
| genre |
historical non-fiction
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narrative history ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Daniel Walker Howe
NERFINISHED
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David M. Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Eric Foner NERFINISHED ⓘ James M. McPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ James T. Patterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Middlekauff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
NERFINISHED
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Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945–1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution, 1863–1877 NERFINISHED ⓘ Restless Giant: The United States from Watergate to Bush v. Gore NERFINISHED ⓘ The Glorious Cause: The American Revolution, 1763–1789 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865–1896 NERFINISHED ⓘ The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815–1848 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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scholars ⓘ students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being written by leading historians
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comprehensive coverage of major periods in U.S. history ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| publisherLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation | renowned scholarly series ⓘ |
| subject | history of the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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American Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilded Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ Progressive Era NERFINISHED ⓘ Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ antebellum United States NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ early national period of the United States ⓘ post–World War II United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Oxford History of the American People