Max Lerner

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1) Democracy in America

Author

Toqueville, Alexis De

Series

World's classics volume 496
Everyman's library volume no. 179
Library of America volume 147
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Language

English

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Falmouth The Fanger Collection

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In 1831, the then twenty-seven year old Alexis de Tocqueville, was sent with Gustave de Beaumont to America by the French Government to study and make a report on the American prison system. Over a period of nine months the two traveled all over America making notes not only on the prison systems but on all aspects of American society and government. From these notes, Tocqueville wrote "Democracy in America", an exhaustive analysis of the successes...

2) An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations

Author

Smith, Adam

Series

Modern library of the world's best books
Harvard classics volume 10

Language

English

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"An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (generally referred to by the short title The Wealth of Nations) is the masterpiece of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith. It was first published in 1776. It is an account of economics at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, as well as a rhetorical piece written for the generally educated individual of the 18th century - advocating a free market economy as more...