The Air-conditioned Nightmare
Nonfiction account of Henry Miller's travels through the United States, published in 1945. Miller undertook these travels in 1940 and 1941 after returning from a lengthy stay in Europe. Miller comments, mostly negatively, on America's physical landscape as well as on the mood and spirit of the American people. Among other things, he contrasts the ideals of the original founders with contemporary Americans' love of making money. Miller commented further on these themes in the sequelRemember to Remember(1947). --The Merriam-Webster Encylopedia of Literature--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.