02667cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000340012824000460016224501010020826400510030930000470036033600260040733700260043333800360045950000310049550801140052652012940064053400450193465300440197965300500202365300580207365300510213170000510218285600430223399900170227645761UtSlPG20260610134041.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a01026758  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE1511 aChevalier, Michel,d1806-187910aLettres sur l'Amérique du Nord. English10aSociety, Manners and Politics in the United States :bBeing a Series of Letters on North America 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-05-25  aProduced by Richard Tonsing, Steven Gibbs and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net  a"Society, Manners and Politics in the United States" by Michel Chevalier is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work is structured as a series of letters that reflect Chevalier's observations and analyses of American society, politics, and the economic environment during his travels across the United States. Chevalier presents his insights into various institutions and cultural practices, offering readers a window into the complexities and characteristics of American life during that period.  At the start of the book, the introduction outlines the evolution of civilizations from the East to the West and sets the stage for the examination of the American landscape. Chevalier reflects on the merging of two major civilizations and the emerging identity of the United States, identifying its unique position between Europe and Asia. In the opening letters, he discusses the importance of railroads to the industrial development of the nation, sharing his admiration for the English railroad systems and comparing them to the nascent infrastructure in France. The opening portion lays the groundwork for the broader themes of economic progress and political identity that Chevalier explores throughout his letters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aUnited States -- Description and travel  aUnited States -- Social conditions -- To 1865  aUnited States -- Politics and government -- 1829-1837  aChevalier, Michel, 1806-1879 -- Correspondence1 aBradford, T. G.q(Thomas Gamaliel),d1802-188740uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45761  c86600d86600