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Hoping to gauge the success of America's experiment in democracy, France's leading journalist follows Tocqueville's journey across our once nascent nation to rediscover what it means to be an American. Here in opposing and quick succession, we meet Americans, from the destitute to the famous, as well as glance inside the communities that comprise our land. Much of our culture is exposed in startling but sympathetic light, but Lévy's perspective and perceptiveness provide a unique portrait of a country filled with promise.