Conservative author Meghan McCain and acerbic liberal comedian Michael Ian Black hit the road together to find the soul of a divided America.

"This is not the republic of my imagination," Charles Dickens noted ruefully of his 1842 visit to the United States. His American Notes forms a stinging reproof of the country's embrace of slavery, its corrupt press and woeful sanitary conditions, and its citizens' offensive manners. Written with the author's customary observational powers and incisive wit, this volume offers a fascinating glimpse of 19th-century America. Dickens was not entirely...

The author presents a lyrical and uplifting account of his series of journeys into small-town America, visits during which he performed life-enhancing investigations into some of the nation's most incongruous regions

An introduction to the wonders of our country shows Izzy and her little sister Jo having such adventures as rowing down the Mississippi, eating pies at the Kentucky State Fair, marveling at Niagara Falls, and visiting California's sequoias

"After a decade as an assistant to high-powered LA executives, Emily Pennington left behind her structured life and surrendered to the pull of the great outdoors. With a tight budget, meticulous routing, and a temperamental minivan she named Gizmo, Emily embarked on a yearlong road trip to sixty-two national parks, hell-bent on a single goal: getting through the adventure in one piece. She was instantly thrust into more chaos than she'd bargained...

"The author of How to Date Men When You Hate Men examines Americans' obsession with freedom, travel, and the open road in this funny, entertaining travelogue that blends the humorous observations of Bill Bryson with the piercing cultural commentary of Jia Tolentino"-- Roberson examines Americans' obsession with freedom, travel, and the open road. To fill her own sense of adventure, she quit her day job and set off on a Great American Road Trip to...