Finding Everett Ruess
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Finding Everett Ruess is a nonfiction book by David Roberts that investigates the mysterious 1934 disappearance of young artist and writer Everett Ruess in the American Southwest.
All labels observed (1)
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| Finding Everett Ruess canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11807936 — 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: Finding Everett Ruess Context triple: [David Roberts, notableWork, Finding Everett Ruess]
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A.
Robert McClory
Robert McClory was an American Republican congressman from Illinois known for his work on civil rights legislation and service on high-profile investigative committees in the 1970s.
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B.
Christopher McCandless
Christopher McCandless was an American wanderer and idealist who abandoned his conventional life to travel across North America and ultimately live in the Alaskan wilderness, a journey later chronicled in the book and film "Into the Wild."
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C.
Percy Fawcett
Percy Fawcett was a British explorer and archaeologist famed for his expeditions into the Amazon rainforest and his mysterious disappearance while searching for a lost ancient city.
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D.
Ralph Plaisted expedition
The Ralph Plaisted expedition was a 1968 snowmobile journey that became widely recognized as the first confirmed over-ice surface expedition to reach the geographic North Pole.
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E.
Sereno Peck Fenn
Sereno Peck Fenn was an American industrialist and philanthropist associated with the early leadership of the Sherwin-Williams Company and known for his significant contributions to education.
- 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: Finding Everett Ruess Target entity description: Finding Everett Ruess is a nonfiction book by David Roberts that investigates the mysterious 1934 disappearance of young artist and writer Everett Ruess in the American Southwest.
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A.
Robert McClory
Robert McClory was an American Republican congressman from Illinois known for his work on civil rights legislation and service on high-profile investigative committees in the 1970s.
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B.
Christopher McCandless
Christopher McCandless was an American wanderer and idealist who abandoned his conventional life to travel across North America and ultimately live in the Alaskan wilderness, a journey later chronicled in the book and film "Into the Wild."
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C.
Percy Fawcett
Percy Fawcett was a British explorer and archaeologist famed for his expeditions into the Amazon rainforest and his mysterious disappearance while searching for a lost ancient city.
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D.
Ralph Plaisted expedition
The Ralph Plaisted expedition was a 1968 snowmobile journey that became widely recognized as the first confirmed over-ice surface expedition to reach the geographic North Pole.
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E.
Sereno Peck Fenn
Sereno Peck Fenn was an American industrialist and philanthropist associated with the early leadership of the Sherwin-Williams Company and known for his significant contributions to education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | David Roberts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
disappearance of Everett Ruess
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life of Everett Ruess ⓘ mystery investigation ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Everett Ruess ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American West
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identity ⓘ mystery ⓘ solitude ⓘ wilderness exploration ⓘ |
| includes |
analysis of previous Ruess theories
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biographical material on Everett Ruess ⓘ discussion of archaeological evidence ⓘ |
| investigatesEvent | 1934 disappearance of Everett Ruess ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Everett Ruess ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing Everett Ruess for modern readers
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re-examining the Everett Ruess mystery ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| pageCount | approx. 400 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher | Broadway Books ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Everett Ruess: A Vagabond for Beauty
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Into the Wild ⓘ
linked to:
Into the Wild (book)
|
| settingLocation |
American Southwest
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linked to:
southwestern United States
Utah desert ⓘ
linked to:
Great Salt Lake Desert
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| subjectOccupation |
artist
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writer ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary reviews in major newspapers ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1930s
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1934 ⓘ |
| usesWritingsOf | Everett Ruess ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Finding Everett Ruess Description of subject: Finding Everett Ruess is a nonfiction book by David Roberts that investigates the mysterious 1934 disappearance of young artist and writer Everett Ruess in the American Southwest.
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