Bibliograph

Aristocracy in America, from the sketch-book of a German nobleman : with excerpts from the Americans in their moral, social, and political relations, Francis J. Grund ; edited and with an introduction by Armin Mattes

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Aristocracy in America, from the sketch-book of a German nobleman : with excerpts from the Americans in their moral, social, and political relations, Francis J. Grund ; edited and with an introduction by Armin Mattes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-418) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Aristocracy in America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1010672442

Responsibility statement

Francis J. Grund ; edited and with an introduction by Armin Mattes

Series statement

Studies in constitutional democracy

Sub title

from the sketch-book of a German nobleman : with excerpts from the Americans in their moral, social, and political relations

Summary

"Francis J. Grund, a German emigrant, was one of the most influential journalists in America in the three decades preceding the Civil War. He also wrote several books, including Aristocracy in America (1839), a fictional, satiric travel memoir written in response to Alexis de Tocqueville's famous Democracy in America. However, Grund's political work and life have never been analyzed in depth. In his introduction to this long out-of-print work, Armin Mattes provides a thorough account of Grund's dynamic engagement in American political life, and brings to light many of Grund's reflections on American social and political life previously published only in German. Comparing Aristocracy in America with Tocqueville's Democracy in America, Mattes shows how Grund's work can expand our understanding of the emerging democratic political culture and society in the antebellum United States"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Preface -- Timeline of Francis J. Grund -- Introduction. Biography -- Tocqueville and Grund on Democracy and aristocracy in America -- Aristocracy in America : some notes on its publication history, structure, and characteristics -- Aristocracy in America : from the sketch-book of a German nobleman. To the American people -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I. Containing the adventures of a day spent among the bloods in New York -- Part II. Containing a short stay in Boston and Philadelphia -- Part III. Containing a trip to Washington, and a short stay in the metropolis -- Excerpts from The Americans in their moral, social, and political relations. Chapter I. American manners and society -- Chapter XIII. Political prospects of America

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