Date of Completion
2019
Thesis Type
College of Arts and Science Honors
Department
History
First Advisor
Nicole Phelps
Keywords
Austria, Hungary, Media, 1898, United States, Newspaper
Abstract
The narratives in this coverage created a sense of American nationalism and influenced U.S. leaders and members of the public on migration restriction and other issues. They also provided a basis for early English-language historiography on Austria-Hungary. Subsequent, archival based scholarship reveals that many of these narratives were fictions. My project adds to existing historiography by focusing on mainstream perceptions of Austria-Hungary, rather than the perceptions of high-level diplomats and politicians.
Recommended Citation
Haley, Evan, "“The Wickedest Man on Earth”: US Press Narratives of Austria-Hungary and the Shaping of American National Identity in 1898" (2019). UVM College of Arts and Sciences College Honors Theses. 58.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/castheses/58