The Lost Continent

In "The Lost Continent," Bill Bryson recounts his journey back to America after a decade in England, embarking on a cross-country road trip in his Chevrolet Chevette. Over nearly 14,000 miles and through 38 states, he offers a humorous and insightful commentary on small-town America, visiting places he creatively renames to avoid offending locals. While hoping to rediscover the American dream, Bryson instead encounters a landscape marked by greed, ignorance, and pollution, delivering a sharp and witty assessment of a country grappling with its identity.