In the autumn of 1871, Alexis Romanov, the fourth son of Tsar Alexander II of Russia, set sail from his homeland for an extended journey through the United Stat

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A selection of Tocqueville's writings on America together with letters and sketches from his traveling companion, Gustave de Beaumont.

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