Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clérel de Tocqueville (1805-1859), an aristocratic Frenchman who travelled the United States in 1831 to study the American people and their political institutions; wrote 'Democracy in America', Volume I (1835) and Volume II (1840). It is one of the earliest and most profound studies of American life; concerns the legislative and administrative systems in the U.S. and the influence of social and political institutions on the habits and manners of the people.

Other Links:
Democracy in America, Online Version (HTML)
Democracy in America, Online Books (TXT, ZIP)
Toqueville.org

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Papiertaschentuch-Sammlung (collection of tissues): over 1000 packets from many differnt countries (in German)
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