John Adams (book)
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John Adams is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biography by David McCullough that chronicles the life and political career of the second president of the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Adams (book) canonical | 1 |
| John Adams and the American Revolution | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7736912 — 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: John Adams (book) Context triple: [John Adams (miniseries), basedOn, John Adams (book)]
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A.
Life of John Adams
Life of John Adams is a multi-volume 19th-century biography of U.S. President John Adams, written by his grandson Charles Francis Adams Sr.
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B.
The Works of John Adams (editor)
The Works of John Adams is a multi-volume edited collection of the writings, correspondence, and papers of U.S. Founding Father and second president John Adams, compiled and annotated in the 19th century.
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C.
John Adams (miniseries)
John Adams is an HBO historical drama miniseries that chronicles the life and political career of U.S. Founding Father and second president John Adams during the American Revolution and the early years of the republic.
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D.
Life of John Quincy Adams
Life of John Quincy Adams is a multi-volume biographical work by Charles Francis Adams Sr. that chronicles the life and political career of the sixth president of the United States.
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E.
The Living Jefferson
The Living Jefferson is a biographical work by historian James Truslow Adams that explores the life, character, and political thought of Thomas Jefferson.
- 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: John Adams (book) Target entity description: John Adams is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biography by David McCullough that chronicles the life and political career of the second president of the United States.
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A.
Life of John Adams
Life of John Adams is a multi-volume 19th-century biography of U.S. President John Adams, written by his grandson Charles Francis Adams Sr.
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B.
The Works of John Adams (editor)
The Works of John Adams is a multi-volume edited collection of the writings, correspondence, and papers of U.S. Founding Father and second president John Adams, compiled and annotated in the 19th century.
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C.
John Adams (miniseries)
John Adams is an HBO historical drama miniseries that chronicles the life and political career of U.S. Founding Father and second president John Adams during the American Revolution and the early years of the republic.
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D.
Life of John Quincy Adams
Life of John Quincy Adams is a multi-volume biographical work by Charles Francis Adams Sr. that chronicles the life and political career of the sixth president of the United States.
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E.
The Living Jefferson
The Living Jefferson is a biographical work by historian James Truslow Adams that explores the life, character, and political thought of Thomas Jefferson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pulitzer Prize-winning work
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biography ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | John Adams (miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | David McCullough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversEvent |
Adams presidency
NERFINISHED
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Alien and Sedition Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ Continental Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ drafting of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| coversRelationship |
John Adams and Abigail Adams
NERFINISHED
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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| deweyDecimalClassification | 973.4/4092 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
life of John Adams
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political career of John Adams ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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historical biography ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-684-81363-9 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressClassification | E322 .M23 2001 ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portrayal of early American politics
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extensive use of primary sources ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 750 ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre |
follows Truman (book)
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precedes 1776 (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysOffice | second president of the United States ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| sales | bestseller in the United States ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
18th century
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| subject |
American Revolution
NERFINISHED
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American politics ⓘ John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ United States history ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | about seven years ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: John Adams (book) Description of subject: John Adams is a Pulitzer Prize–winning biography by David McCullough that chronicles the life and political career of the second president of the United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John Adams (miniseries)
this entity surface form:
John Adams and the American Revolution