print email comment close Democracy in America URL: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/DETOC/home.html Description: Recreation of the United States in 1831 to complement Alexis de Tocqueville’s book "Democracy in America." The site "contains a virtual tour of America based on de Tocqueville's itinerary, on letters and journals, on contemporaneous accounts of other foreign visitors. ... It also holds explorations of Womens' Place [sic] at the time, of attitudes toward race and color, toward religion, and toward everyday life." Produced by the American Studies Group at the University of Virginia. Publisher: University of Virginia Library of Congress Subject Headings: Authors, French -- 19th century Democracy People Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859 Tocqueville, Alexis de, 1805-1859. De la démocratie en Amérique. English United States -- Civilization -- 19th century LII Database Information: Record 8764 created by Dana Lubow on 11/22/1999 Last modification on 06/27/2009 Published: 06/27/2009   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/8764