Alexis De Tocqueville

This flesh-and-blood biography of the Frenchman who, some say, understood America better than most Americans provides an insightful picture of Alexis de Tocqueville`s important relationships--to his aristocratic family, to his beloved English wife, and to France. Tocqueville wrote admiringly of the American character in his masterwork, DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA, but Brogan shows that he was also an astute observer of French history and mores, as he places Tocqueville in the historical and political context of the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the age of Napoleon. Brogan`s vivid telling of Tocqueville`s life of hope and disappointment broadens and deepens our understanding of a man too often limited to a single book--great though it may be. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.