Democracy in America (1840) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Thomas Jefferson: Add a description of this character.
• Jackson
• Darby
• Tanner
• Hutchinson
• Alexis De Tocqueville
• Malte Brun
• Pitkin

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• United States
• North America
• Europe
• Washington, D.C.
• France
• New England
• Massachusetts
• Mississippi
• New York
• Virginia
• Great Britain
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• Connecticut
• South America
• Georgia
• Providence, Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• Atlantic Ocean
• New World
• Rome
• Gulf Of Mexico
• Canada
• Philadelphia
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Spain
• Africa
• Kentucky
• Maryland
• China
• Athens
• Arkansas
• Texas
• Missouri
• Switzerland
• Rhode Island
• Illinois
• Heaven
• Rocky Mountains
• Michigan

First Sentence edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Alexis De Tocqueville (Author) - Wrote the work based on his research and travels with Gustave de Beaumont on the American prison system

Other Contributors:

1. Henry Reeve (Translator) - translated the first English version in 1839. Tocqueville commented that "Without wishing to do so and by following the instinct of your opinions, you have quite vividly colored what was contrary to Democracy and almost erased what could do harm to Aristocracy." (wikipedia)
2. Arthur Goldhammer (Translator) - Translated the 2004 Library of America version.
3. George Lawrence (Translator) - Translated the 2000 Perennial Classics version
4. Gerald E. Bevan (Translator) - Translated the 2003 Penguin Classics version
5. Harvey C. Mansfield (Translator) - Translated 2000 University of Chicago Press version with Debra Winthrop.
6. Delba Winthrop (Translator) - Translated 2000 University of Chicago Press version with Harvey Mansfield.

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 320.973

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Political Doctrines › Democracy
• Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Political Science › Political Theory
• Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century
• Books › Nonfiction › Politics › History & Theory
• Books › Nonfiction › Politics › Practical Politics
• Books › Nonfiction › Government › Democracy

Books That Cite This Book edit see section history