Read his short story “Dandelion Wine.” If you don’t like sci-fi, you will love that! It encapsulates American life so well, and it’s practically poetry.
I have one of those great “Images Of America” books by Arcadia Press on Waukegan, Illinois. I was able to match up a number of locations in Green Town to real-life Waukegan.
For instance, the ravine through the middle of town, with its scary-at-night walkway, was very real.