Democracy in America Vol. I: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Democracy in America Vol. I, credited to Alexis de Tocqueville, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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Librivox recording of Democracy in America Volume I by Alexis de Tocqueville. Read by LibriVox Volunteers. When Tocqueville visited America in the 1830s he found a thriving democracy of a kind he had not seen anywhere else. Many of his insightful observations American society and political system, found in the two volume book he published after his visit, still remain surprisingly relevant today. (Summary by the Bookworm) For more free audiobooks, or to become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Democracy in America Vol. I
• Author credits: Alexis de Tocqueville
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 45
• Listed recording duration: 17:43:12

Catalogue topics

• democracy
• America
• de Tocqueville
• history
• philosophy
• politics

Opening tracks: first 24 of 45

1. 00 - Introduction — 33:37
2. 01 - Exterior Form Of North America — 20:36
3. 02:1 - Origin of the Anglo-Americans — 28:43
4. 02:2 - Origin Of The Anglo-Americans — 32:02
5. 03 - Social Conditions Of The Anglo-Americans — 21:12
6. 04 - The Principle Of The Sovereignty Of The People In America — 7:09
7. 05:1 - Necessity Of Examining The Condition Of The States — 31:59
8. 05:2 - Necessity Of Examining The Condition Of The States — 20:12
9. 05:3 - Necessity Of Examining The Condition Of The States — 32:28
10. 06 - Judicial Power In The United States — 19:50
11. 07 - Political Jurisdiction In The United States — 13:34
12. 08:1 - The Federal Constitution — 28:27
13. 08:2 - The Federal Constitution — 33:06
14. 08:3 - The Federal Constitution — 27:11
15. 08:4 - The Federal Constitution — 28:24
16. 08:5 - The Federal Constitution — 34:03
17. 09 - Why The People May Strictly Be Said to Govern — 3:08
18. 10 - Parties in America — 20:30
19. 11 - Liberty of the Press in the United States — 33:07
20. 12 - Political Associations In The United States — 20:13
21. 13:1 - Government of the Democracy in America — 34:48
22. 13:2 - Government of the Democracy in America — 29:05
23. 13:3 - Government of the Democracy in America — 28:52
24. 14:1 - Advantages American Society Derives From Democracy — 27:08

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