Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading: Democracy in America: Volumes I and II (Paperback)

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There are so many ways to consider this book, I almost don't know where to start. First, one can think of it as a rich portrait of the United States in the 1830s, with a focus on political life but with social, cultural, and economic life examined as well. One can also appreciate this book as a v...

from LisaMaria_C

The book's basis was a nine month visit to America by De Tocqueville in 1831, ostensibly to study America's prison system. It was an interesting time to visit America, half-way between the establishment of the constitution and the Civil War. In the course of the visit he met former president John...

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One of the most important political works of its time, Democracy In America is still referred to today.

from heidilove

One of the most important political works of its time, Democracy In America is still referred to today.

from kateminasian

This is the one book that I read in the core that I would reccomend to anybody.