Tocqueville on America after 1840 provides access to Tocqueville's views on American politics from 1840 to 1859, revealing his shift in thinking and growing disenchantment with America.

Introduction: the third democracy; Part I. Letters; Part II. Speeches, Articles, and Diplomatic Papers; Appendix 1. Tocqueville's main American correspondents; Appendix 2. chronology; Appendix 3. Sources for the texts and selected bibliography.