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A Russian Looks at America: The Journey of Aleksandr Borisovich Lakier in 1857

Aleksandr Borisovich Lakier, Henry Steele Commager (Foreword), Arnold Schrier (Translator)

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The first comprehensive description of America by a Russian reveals how someone accustomed to despotism responds to a free society

272 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1979
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January 19, 2009
Interesting! Learned a lot about life in 19th Century America.
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