Bibliograph

Letters from America, Alexis de Tocqueville ; edited, translated, and with an introduction by Frederick Brown

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Letters from America, Alexis de Tocqueville ; edited, translated, and with an introduction by Frederick Brown

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Letters from America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

601348920

Responsibility statement

Alexis de Tocqueville ; edited, translated, and with an introduction by Frederick Brown

Summary

Alexis de Tocqueville arrived in the United States for the first time in May 1831, commissioned by the French government to study the American prison system. For the next nine months he and his companion, Gustave de Beaumont, traveled and observed not only prisons but also the political, economic, and social systems of the early republic. Along the way, they frequently reported back to friends and family members in France. This book presents the first translation of the complete letters Tocqueville wrote during that seminal journey, accompanied by excerpts from Beaumont's correspondence that provide details or different perspectives on the places, people, and American life and attitudes the travelers encountered. --from publisher description

Table Of Contents

The crossing -- In New York -- Upstate New York and west -- New England -- From Philadelphia to New Orleans -- The last leg : from New Orleans to Washington and New York -- Appendix: Tocqueville on civil law in Pennsylvania

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