| Collation |
xx, 284 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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| Note |
Includes excerpts from traveling companion Gustave de Beaumont. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| 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. -- publisher description. |
| Subject |
Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859 -- Travel -- United States.
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Beaumont, Gustave de, 1802-1866 -- Travel -- United States.
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Beaumont, Gustave de, 1802-1866 -- Correspondence.
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National characteristics, American -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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United States -- Description and travel -- Sources.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865 -- Sources.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865 -- Sources.
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| Alt Author |
Beaumont, Gustave de, 1802-1866.
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Brown, Frederick, 1934-
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| ISBN |
9780300153828 (hc : alk. paper) |
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0300153821 (alk. paper) |
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