Tocqueville's discovery of America / Leo Damrosch.
| Author/creator | Damrosch, Leopold |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. |
| Description | xxi, 277 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Where Tocqueville was coming from -- First impressions : New York City -- "Everything attests to a new world" -- The romance of the forest -- Boston : democracy as a state of mind -- Philadelphia : toleration, association, and incarceration -- Democracy in "the West" -- Downriver to New Orleans -- Road trip through the South -- The nation's disappointing capital -- Building a masterpiece -- After America. |
| Abstract | Retraces Alexis de Tocqueville's nine-month journey through a young United States in 1831 and 1832, during which he was impressed by America's dynamic society, but was convinced that slavery would lead to civil war. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-264) and index. |
| LCCN | 2009031894 |
| ISBN | 9780374278175 (hc) |
| ISBN | 0374278172 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | E165 .D16 2010 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |