Democracy in America – The Arc of Civilization. ep4, 620207
A study in American character. Our two traveling French aristocrats enjoy the wildlife in the forrest, a frontier, ready for the taking. They describe the cabin of a pioneer who…
Democracy in America – The 4th of July in Albany 1831. ep3 620131
Two aristocratic Frenchmen, D'Toukfel and Beaumont, travel America in 1831, to observe democracy, and culture. The flags, church bells, and sound of gun shots are marveled at, as the Frenchmen…
Democracy in America – The Governor in the Boarding House. ep2, 620124
The next step in the observation in the democracy of 1831 is in the humble conditions of its leaders, living in a lack of pomp. Praise for one another seems…
Democracy in America – Where Could I Be Better Off. ep1, 620117
A young French nobleman, Alexis D'Toukfel, spends a year in America in 1831, and writes his observations. His work would become a literary milestone in what a democracy is all…
Democracy in America – Where Could I Be Better Off. ep1, 620117
In the era that Andrew Jackson was president, this governmental experiment that the newly formed United States had recently put into place had the world's attention. How long could it…