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Tocqueville's Discovery of America
Product Type: Book
Product Price: $27.00
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Description
Damrosch shows that Tocqueville found much to admire in the dynamism of American society and in its egalitarian ideals. But he was offended by the ethos of grasping materialism and was convinced that the institution of slavery was bound to give rise to a tragic civil war.
Drawing on documents and letters that have never before appeared in English, as well as on a wide range of scholarship, Tocqueville’s Discovery of America brings the man, his ideas, and his world to startling life.
Reviews
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-08-24
Summary: "Toqueville's Discovery of America"
I don't usually read the book selections of my spouse's book group. But the Toqueville book intrigued me as a subject, and I found the writing to be clear, enthusiastic reading, with a beautiful description and analysis of our country as it was opening up re land use, city size, race relations, and political implications. I highly recommend this book to any person interested in a non-redundant, easy-to-read history of the U.S. from Toqueville's perspective. Very engaging!
Diane Bright
dtbright@comcast.net
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-23
Summary: "Discovery of America"
It is excellent. I saw the author, Leo Damrosch, on C-Spans show, Q&A. I bought the book the same night.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-06-29
Summary: "An Extraordinary Commentary on Our Government that Still Applies Today"
One might understandably question whether observations about our country and its government formed some 180 years ago could possibly be applicable to us today. Yes,that view is respected, however, here is an excellent commentary by Leo Damrosch that bridges the close to two centuries while illuminating for us again those extraordinary experiences shared by Alexis DeTocqueville and his friend Gustav de Beaumont as they toured America in 1831 through the beginning of 1832. While their trip was sponsored by the French government in connection with a study of the emerging American penal system, the everlasting focus became the nature of the emerging democracy in this new land. So, there are two major benefits from Damrosch's work for all of us. The first is DeTocqueville's impressive analysis of the emerging democracy in our land and its future challenges, and the second is the many descriptions of what our country and its people looked like at that time. Take a crack, it's only 225 pages!
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-06-02
Summary: "A fascinating look at a fascinating time in American history"
If you pay attention to American politics long enough, you will eventually hear someone reference Alexis de Tocqueville's book, Democracy in America. That book is one of the best, most penetrating looks at American society ever written. In this interesting book, author Leo Damrosch tells the story of de Tocqueville's nine-month journey through the United States, why he came and what he found.
Now, this book is not a paean to great man. Indeed, he often does point out what led him to some of his conclusions, and showing how he did not entirely understand what was going, which sometimes led him to false conclusions. The book is very interesting, with the author going into great detail on the journey, really bringing early 19th century America into focus.
If you are a fan of de Tocqueville's Democracy in America, then you really should read this book as a companion to that one. Indeed, even if you don't know anything about de Tocqueville, but are just interested in American history, then you should read this book as a fascinating look at a fascinating time in American history. Yep, I liked this book, and I highly recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-06-01
Summary: "An Outsider's Tour of a Young America"
In //Tocqueville's Discovery of America//, Leo Damrosch, a professor of literature at Harvard, examines Tocqueville's nine-month tour of America in 1831-1832. As an outsider from France, Tocqueville met with all manner of citizens during his trip throughout all parts of the young nation, from the established cities of New York and Boston to the western frontier in Ohio and throughout the Southern states. The interviews he conducted during his journey formed the basis of his //Democracy in America//, a book still widely quoted today and prescient in its observations and conclusions about slavery, class, and society.
Tocqueville and his colleague Gustave de Beaumont were in the United States ostensibly to compile observations for a report for the French government on the American penal system. While they did visit many penitentiaries, they spent most of their time traveling, speaking with citizens, and attending parties. Damrosch thoroughly examines and quotes from the diaries and letters of both men, and this insider's view into their take on the morals and mores of citizens in Jacksonian America is fascinating. Damrosch brings a storyteller's approach to his subject, sweeping readers along on a very pleasant ride.
Reviewed by Margo Orlando Littell