| Title | : | Democracy in America — Volume 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Alexis de Tocqueville |
| Release | : | 1859-04-16 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Politics & Current Events, Books |
| Size | : | 472240 |
| Out of Alex de Tocqueville's travels through the U.S. in the 1830's came an insightful study of a young democracy and its institutions. This edition presents Tocqueville's original text. Footnotes, bibliography. In 1831, the then twenty-seven year old Alexis de Tocqueville, was sent with Gustave de Beaumont to America by the French Government to study and make a report on the American prison system. Over a period of nine months the two traveled all over America making notes not only on the prison systems but on all aspects of American society and government. |
