Year: 1831-1832
Official purpose: Study the U.S. prison system and report back to France
Unofficial purpose: Observe America
Traveling partner: Gustave de Beaumont
Tocqueville's age: 25
Beaumont's age: 28
Number of days spent in the U.S.: 271
Number of states in union: 24
Number of states visited: 17
Number of presidents Tocqueville met: 2
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