Letters from America
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Contributions
- Beaumont, Gustave de, 1802-1866 - Contributor
- Brown, Frederick, 1934- - Contributor
Publication
2010 - Yale University Press, New Haven, Connecticut
Language
English
Word Count
71,000 words, Guess
Page Count
284 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivelettersfromameri00tocq
- ISBN-139780300153828
- ISBN-100300153821
- Library of Congress Control Number2010025769
- OCLC Control Number601348920
and 2 more
- Better World Books9780300153828
- Open LibraryOL24539126M
Classifications
- DDC973
- LCCE165 .T535213 2010
- LCCE165
Description
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.
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