"It is one thing to study the fall of democracy, another to experience it firsthand--and yet another to raise children as it happens. The Last American Road Trip is one family's journey to the most beautiful and bizarre places in the United States during one of its most tumultuous eras. While working as a journalist covering politics in 2016, Sarah Kendzior becomes determined that her young children see all of America before it is too late. So Kendzior, her husband, and their kids hit the road--again and again. Starting from Missouri, the family drives across the United States in every direction as cataclysmic events reshape American life. They explore national parks, historic sites, and Americana icons as Kendzior contemplates love for country in a broken heartland. Together, the family watches the landscape of the United States--physical and political--transform through the car window. Part memoir, part political history, The Last American Road Trip is one mother's promise to her children that their country will be there for them in the future--even though at times she struggles to believe it herself"-- Provided by publisher.
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