# Democracy in America (Volume 1)

by [Alexis de Tocqueville](https://localbooks.app/authors/alexis-de-tocqueville)

- Genres: [Histoire des États-Unis](https://localbooks.app/genres/history/american-history), [Politique](https://localbooks.app/genres/society/politics)
- Set in: [New York, New York, États-Unis](https://localbooks.app/places/us/new-york/new-york-city); [Boston, Massachusetts, États-Unis](https://localbooks.app/places/us/massachusetts/boston); [Washington, District de Columbia, États-Unis](https://localbooks.app/places/us/district-of-columbia/washington)
- Audience: Adult
- Published: 1835

## Description

Sent in 1831 to study American prisons, the young French magistrate Tocqueville travelled for nine months and came back with a portrait of a whole society. This first volume looks at New England townships, the courts, the press and parties, and ends with a long look at the fate of Native Americans and enslaved people.

## Where to buy

- [Open Library (ebook)](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL34046916W)
- [Project Gutenberg (ebook)](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/815)

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