Flames Across the Border
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Flames Across the Border is a historical non-fiction book by Canadian author Pierre Berton that chronicles the later stages of the War of 1812 between the United States and British North America.
All labels observed (1)
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| Flames Across the Border canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10505843 — 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: Flames Across the Border Context triple: [Pierre Berton, notableWork, Flames Across the Border]
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A.
Across the Border
"Across the Border" is a reflective folk-rock song by Bruce Springsteen that explores themes of hope, migration, and the search for a better life.
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B.
Fronteira
Fronteira is a small Portuguese municipality in the Alentejo region, known for its rural landscape and historical heritage.
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C.
La Frontera
La Frontera is the historical frontier region in southern Chile that was the site of prolonged conflict and cultural interaction between Spanish colonizers and the indigenous Mapuche people.
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D.
On the Border
"On the Border" is a 1974 rock song by the Eagles, featured on their album of the same name and noted for its blend of country rock and politically tinged lyrics.
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E.
Up in Flames
"Up in Flames" is a mellow, piano-driven ballad by Coldplay featured on their concept album "Mylo Xyloto."
- 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: Flames Across the Border Target entity description: Flames Across the Border is a historical non-fiction book by Canadian author Pierre Berton that chronicles the later stages of the War of 1812 between the United States and British North America.
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A.
Across the Border
"Across the Border" is a reflective folk-rock song by Bruce Springsteen that explores themes of hope, migration, and the search for a better life.
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B.
Fronteira
Fronteira is a small Portuguese municipality in the Alentejo region, known for its rural landscape and historical heritage.
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C.
La Frontera
La Frontera is the historical frontier region in southern Chile that was the site of prolonged conflict and cultural interaction between Spanish colonizers and the indigenous Mapuche people.
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D.
On the Border
"On the Border" is a 1974 rock song by the Eagles, featured on their album of the same name and noted for its blend of country rock and politically tinged lyrics.
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E.
Up in Flames
"Up in Flames" is a mellow, piano-driven ballad by Coldplay featured on their concept album "Mylo Xyloto."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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history book ⓘ |
| author | Pierre Berton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Canada ⓘ |
| follows | The Invasion of Canada ⓘ |
| format |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ |
| genre |
historical non-fiction
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military history ⓘ |
| hasAmericanSubject | United States Army ⓘ |
| hasBritishSubject | British Army ⓘ |
| hasCanadianSubject |
Lower Canada
ⓘ
Upper Canada ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Canadian historical interpretation ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
border raids
ⓘ
civilian experience in wartime ⓘ land campaigns in the War of 1812 ⓘ naval warfare in the War of 1812 ⓘ political leadership during the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | popular history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Canadian perspective on the War of 1812
ⓘ
detailed narrative of the later War of 1812 campaigns ⓘ |
| partOf | Pierre Berton’s War of 1812 narrative series ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Toronto ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| publisher |
McClelland & Stewart
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linked to:
McClelland and Stewart
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| setIn |
Canada–United States borderlands
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linked to:
Canada–United States border region
Great Lakes region ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1813
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1814 ⓘ early 1815 ⓘ later stages of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| topic |
British North America
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linked to:
British America
Canada–United States relations ⓘ Canadian history ⓘ United States history ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | second volume in Pierre Berton’s War of 1812 series ⓘ |
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