| ID | 130596 |
| Title Proper | War hawks |
| Other Title Information | using newspapers to trace a phrase, 1792-1812 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hickey, Donald R |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | When Readex put its huge newspaper archive online between 2004 and 2006, it created a powerful tool for scholars to better understand the past. A case in point is the genesis of the term "War Hawk." Historians have always assumed that this term originated on the eve of the War of 1812, but a search of the Readex digital newspaper archive reveals that by then it already had been in use for at least twenty years. Like other derogatory terms-such as "Tory" and "aristocrat" or "Jacobin" and "mobocrat"-it was an established phrase in the American political lexicon. But unlike those terms, it was used by both parties whenever the opposition party talked of going to war. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Military History Vol;.8, No.2; April 2014: p.725-740 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Military History Vol;.8, No.2; April 2014: p.725-740 |
| Key Words | War ; War History ; History ; War Hawk ; Media Role ; Aristocrat ; Jacobin ; News Paper ; Derogatory Terms ; Political Lexicon ; United States - US ; American Political Lexicon - APL |