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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticCazden, Robert E.
Title, AnalyticThe "American Liberal" (1854-55): Radical Forty-Eighters Attempt to Breach the Language Barrier
Journal TitleYearbook of German-American Studies
Date of Publication1987
Volume ID22
Location in Work91-100
AbstractCazden's article discusses the attempts of Forty-Eighters to extend their spheres of influence from only German-speaking newspapers to ones printed in the English language. “The inability to speak English effectively was the bane of many aspiring prophets, politicians, and social reformers. As Carl Wittke has pointed out, Karl Heinzen’s ‘command of English was so limited that it deprived him of all opportunity to reach larger American audiences.’”
Call NumberMKI Periodicals
MKI TermsForty-eighters/ Germany/ History/ Revolution, 1848-1849 -- Refugees/ Language, German (US)/ Heinzen, Karl, 1809-1880/ Schurz, Carl, 1829-1906/ Journalism/ Newspapers/ Politics/ Freethinkers/ Turners/ Ohio/Catholics