Good point, but the question was:“If you had to recommend one book for a first-time visitor to the U.S. to read, to understand our country, what would it be and why?” I know many people who read and walk at the same time.
Okay, you’re right. But any such comprehensive tome would have to be so compressed, it would be like trying to sip a drink of water from a fire hydrant. Pity the visitor.