Tocqueville: Democracy in America
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Topville's Influence on the United States
Topville was able to see that the America he saw was not the American, he led to believe existed when he set off. 1830 is sort of transition year in many ways for the U.S., it's moving into, you know, the old political generation. As I see leaving the scene, you're moving into a new world with more immigrants and reform upheaval. abolition is becoming a much more powerful force. And so, Topville, I think, he would definitely have sensed that,. He would have got their perspective and what was happening to their country. But was he seeing, briefly, was he seeing in play, sort of democracy he was expecting to see, he did report
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