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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, a...

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Main Author: Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859
Other Authors: Beaumont, Gustave de, 1802-1866, Brown, Frederick, 1934-
Format: Online Book
Language:English
French
Published: New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Tocqueville, Alexis de, > 1805-1859 > Travel > United States.
Beaumont, Gustave de, > 1802-1866 > Travel > United States.
Beaumont, Gustave de, > 1802-1866 > Correspondence.
National characteristics, American > History > 19th century > Sources.
United States > Description and travel > Sources.
United States > Social life and customs > 1783-1865 > Sources.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1865 > Sources.
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