Democracy in America - Volume 1
Alexis de TocquevilleThis book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
About the AuthorAlexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) was a French political thinker and historian best known for his Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution. In both of these works, he explored the effects of the rising equality of social conditions on the individual and the state in western societies. He also coauthored The U.S. Penitentiary System and Its Application in France with Gustave de Beaumont and penned Recollections, which was published after his death. John Pruden is a professional voice actor who, through his own voice-over company, Voice Acting With Character, records audiobooks, corporate and online training narrations, animation and video game characters, and radio and TV commercials. His exposure to many people, places, and experiences throughout his life---from his many jobs while a young man; to his Army service as a UH-60 Black Hawk assault helicopter pilot; to his travels through forty-four U.S. states, South America, Europe, and Asia; to his experience in professional improv and singing---provides a solid creative foundation from which to draw for his intelligent audiobook narration and talented vocal characterizations. His audiobooks include Race for the Dying by Steven Havill, Telling the Truth by D. A. Carson, and On Night's Shore and Disquiet Heart, both from the Poe series by Randall Silvis.