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Series
Language
English
Description
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. From these notes, Tocqueville wrote "Democracy in America", an exhaustive analysis of the successes...
Series
Library of America volume 62, etc
Pub. Date
[1993-]
Language
English
Description
Contains writings, debates, and speeches from 1787-88 expressing views on the United States Constitution, both for and against ratification.
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