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George Wilson Pierson (1904–1993)

Author of Tocqueville in America

14 Works 199 Members 2 Reviews

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Includes the names: George W. Pierson, George Wilson Pierson, Professor George Wilson Pierson

Works by George Wilson Pierson

Tocqueville in America (1959) 165 copies

Yale: A Short History (1976) 10 copies

The founding of Yale : the legend of the forty folios (1988) 5 copies

Yale college: an educational history 1871-1921 (1952) 4 copies

Yale: the university college 1921-1937 3 copies

Yale: college and university, 1871-1937 (1952) 2 copies

A YALE BOOK OF NUMBERS: HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE COLLEGE AND (1983) 2 copies

Tocqueville and Beaumont in America, (1938) 2 copies

The moving American (1973) 1 copy

The education of American leaders; comparative contributions of U.S. colleges and universities 1 copy

Tocqueville in America, abridged by Dudley C. Lunt from Tocqueville and Beaumont in America 1 copy

The bringing of the mill (1942-1943) 1 copy

The Obstinate Concept of New England: A Study in Denudation 1 copy

Tocqueville in American 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1904-10-22
Date of death: 1993-10-12
Gender: male

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Tocqueville in America (Anchor books) by George Wilson Pierson

A surprisingly good and thorough account of de Tocqueville's investigations which at times reads more like a travelogue through 1830 America. Topped with a concise analysis of Democracy in America and it's influence.

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jacoombs | 1 other review | Jun 15, 2012 |

Tocqueville in America by George Wilson Pierson

Abridged by Dudley C. Lunt from Tocqueville and Beaumont in America

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LanternLibrary | 1 other review | Aug 2, 2017 |

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Dudley Cammett Lunt Editor

Edward Gorey Cover designer

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Works: 14
Members: 199
Popularity: #110,457
Rating: 4.1

Reviews: 2
ISBNs: 6

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