Letters from America

Description:

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. --from publisher description.

subjects: Correspondence,  Social life and customs,  American National characteristics,  Politics and goverment,  Sources,  Travel,  Description and travel,  Politics and government,  History,  Tocqueville, alexis de, 1805-1859,  United states, politics and government, 1815-1861,  Historians, correspondence,  United states, history,  Beaumont, gustave de, 1802-1866,  National characteristics, american,  United states, description and travel,  United states, social life and customs,  United states, politics and government, 1783-1865

People: Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859),  Gustave de Beaumont (1802-1866)

Places: United States

Times: 1783-1865,  19th century