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Democracy in America (Radio)*

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Updated 12 days ago
Democracy in America is a well-produced dramatization of Alexis de Tocqueville’s book of the same name. These fourteen, thirty-minute episodes follow Tocqueville and his companion, Gustave de Beaumont, from their landing in New York in May of 1831 through their departure nine months later, with the final episode twenty years later. The series is an educational one, produced by the Division of General Education of New York University in conjunction with the Fund for Adult Education.
  1. 62-01-17 (ep01) Where Could I Be Better Off?
    28:48
  2. 62-01-24 (ep02) The Governor in the Boarding House
    29:14
  3. 62-01-31 (ep03) The 4th of July in Albany 1831
    28:22
  4. 62-02-07 (ep04) The Arc of Civilization
    28:45
  5. 62-02-14 (ep05) Any Woman Is a Lady
    28:37
  6. 62-02-21 (ep06) The Cement of Democracy
    29:07
  7. 62-02-28 (ep07) The Cold Water Army
    29:03
  8. 62-03-07 (ep08) The Heavenly Prison
    29:09
  9. 62-03-14 (ep09) The Tyranny of the Majority
    28:39
  10. 62-03-21 (ep10) Common Sense and Moonshine
    29:06