{"product_id":"the-last-american-road-trip-a-memoir-9781250879905","title":"The Last American Road Trip: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Booksellers Association \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Kendzior is an absolutely terrific writer.\" --Sebastian Junger\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThey Knew\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Hiding in Plain Sight\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe View from Flyover Country\u003c\/i\u003e navigates a changing America as she and her family embark on a series of road trips, in a book that is part memoir, part history, and wholly unique. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is one thing to study the fall of democracy, another to have it hit your homeland--and yet another to raise children as it happens. \u003ci\u003eThe Last American Road Trip\u003c\/i\u003e is one family's journey to the most beautiful, fascinating, and bizarre places in the US during one of its most tumultuous eras. As Kendzior works as a journalist chronicling political turmoil, she becomes determined that her young children see America before it's too late. So Kendzior, her husband, and the kids hit the road--again and again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting from Missouri, the family drives across America in every direction as cataclysmic events--the rise of autocracy, political and technological chaos, and the pandemic--reshape American life. They explore Route 66, national parks, historical 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, environmental, social, political--transform through the car window. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Kendzior\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250879905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Kendzior \u003c\/b\u003eis the bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e The View from \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlyover Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Hiding in Plain Sight\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e They Knew\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives with her husband and children in St. Louis, Missouri.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Sarah Kendzior \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47809149436061,"sku":"9781250879905","price":39.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_009dc3a1-0e90-4fdc-a06d-d4702737e343.jpg?v=1775557236","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-last-american-road-trip-a-memoir-9781250879905","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}