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== Alexis de Tocqueville, 1831 == | == Alexis de Tocqueville, 1831 == | ||
[[Image:Lisee.jpg|thumb|Alexis de Tocqueville, political thinker and historian]] | |||
''Biography in Wikipedia'': ''[[Wikipedia:Alexis de Tocqueville|Alexis de Tocqueville]]'' | |||
* ''[[Notes of Alexis de Tocqueville in Lower Canada|Journey to America]]'' (1831) | |||
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== Charles Dickens, 1842 == | == Charles Dickens, 1842 == | ||
Revision as of 21:36, 18 July 2007
Throughout history, Quebec received the visit of individuals who were already or would later become famous on the international scene. Luckily for us, some of those illustrious personages took notes of their travel and their conservation makes it possible for us today to get their impressions, feelings and opinions of our country and our people at various moments in history.
Pehr Kalm, 1749
Bougainville, 1757
Alexis de Tocqueville, 1831
Biography in Wikipedia: Alexis de Tocqueville
- Journey to America (1831)