Democracy in America Vol. I
Author: first_name:  Alexis de
last_name: Tocqueville
Language: English
Year: 1835

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)