Alexis De Tocqueville: Democracy's Guide - The Celebrated Observer's Biography from the Eminent Lives Series

Epstein, Joseph

ISBN 10: 006176888X / ISBN 13: 9780061768880

Published by Harper Perennial, 2009

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Synopsis:

Alexis de Tocqueville was among the first foreigners to recognize and trumpet the grandness of the American project. His two-volume classic, Democracy in America, published in 1835, offered not only a vivid account of the still young nation but famously predicted what the nation would become, and firmly established his place in U.S. history. Yet in his own time, Tocqueville had little evidence for the truth of his ideas. Introspective, sickly, prone to self-doubt, he was a most unlikely visionary. In wry, elegant prose, Joseph Epstein, America's most versatile essayist, offers an engaging and altogether human portrait of the Frenchman who would become an American icon.

About the Author: Joseph Epstein is the author of, among other books, Snobbery: The American Version, Fabulous Small Jews (a collection of stories), Envy, and Friendship: An Exposé. He was the editor of The American Scholar between 1974 and 1997, and for many years taught in the English Department at Northwestern University. His essays and stories have appeared in the New Yorker, Commentary, the Atlantic Monthly, and other magazines.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Alexis De Tocqueville: Democracy's Guide - ...
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good