The United Ingredients of America

It remains a dreamland. Anna Engelke has been living there for five years, and Jörg Thadeusz would love to move there tomorrow: to the USA. This desire has less to do with the often-cited vastness of the country or the dream of many men to hoist their middle-aged bodies onto a Harley-Davidson and hit the gas on Route 66. Instead, Anna Engelke and Jörg Thadeusz are interested in "the American," who, of course, is just as elusive as "the German." 313 million people live in the USA. Some have just arrived, while others have been there so long that they can clearly explain why a Southern flag on a car makes them angry. In sixteen loving and highly amusing portraits, the book shows how much space the vast country between two oceans allows its people—politically, personally, and culinarily. A book for everyone who loves America.