As he moseys from east to west, driving slowly, stopping frequently he meets a huge variety of Americans - white, black, Hispanic, Asian, native American; Christian, Muslim, atheist, Mormon, Mennonite; rich, middling, poor. They talk about everything from slavery, Indian reservations, fracking and forest fires to baseball, beer, the blues, Butch Cassidy, and Marilyn Monroe. Everyone has something to say about Donald Trump, from those who `love him' to those who `hate him. 'Reynolds follows the direction of history, the direction taken by explorers and pioneer settlers. As he travels he conjures a vivid picture of the US then and now; its landscape and its people in all their diversity

Bill Bryson's The Lost Continent meets Steinbeck's Travels with Charley

About the Author
David Reynolds was one of the original founders of Bloomsbury Publishing where he was Deputy MD and Editorial Director. He is the author of Swan River (shortlisted for the Pen/Ackerley Prize for literary autobiography) and Slow Road to Brownsville published to great reviews


Book Information
ISBN 9781916129207
Author David Reynolds
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Muswell Press
Publisher Muswell Press