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.