"UNNECESSARY," "UNJUSTIFIED" AND "RUINOUS: " ANTI-WAR RHETORIC IN MASSACHUSETTS FEDERALIST NEWSPAPERS, 1812-1815
This dissertation is a case study of anti-war rhetoric based on five Massachusetts Federalist newspapers from the War of 1812. Federalists raised four arguments against the war: (1) they proclaimed their right and duty to oppose it; (2) they claimed it was unjustified; (3) they denounced it as ruino...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
1984
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI8500079 |