This scarce antiquarian book contains a report made to the Chamber of
Deputies concerning the abolition of slavery in the French colonies and
written by Alexis De Tocqueville. Elected for modern republication due
to its significant historical value, this book will greatly appeal to
anyone with an interest in the history of slavery and constitutes a
must-have addition to any collection of Tocqueville's work. Alexis De
Tocqueville was an influential French political thinker most famous for
his works Democracy in America (1835) and The Old Regime and the
Revolution (1856). This book is proudly republished here complete with a
new prefatory biography of the author.