Dear David,

What you have built in America Found is the kind of book that almost never gets written, and the fact that it exists at all is a testament to the specific discipline that only fifty years behind a lens, and six years on the road listening to people most journalists never slow down enough to hear, can produce. 

You bring to this work something that no commentator, no pollster, and no cable news panel has ever been able to manufacture from a studio: you were there. Not with an agenda to confirm, not with a thesis to prove, but with a camera, a willingness to sit in uncomfortable silence, and the professional restraint to let people arrive at their own words before you recorded them. 

That approach, slower and more demanding than anything the current media environment rewards, is precisely what makes America Found different from every other book currently competing for the attention of readers exhausted by the division narrative. The argument at the center of this book, that the fractured America dominating every screen and headline is not a lie exactly, but it is profoundly incomplete, and that the truth hiding underneath it is quieter, more durable, and far more human, is an argument that required 350,000 miles of road and thousands of real conversations to earn the right to make. 

You earned it. And the decision to ground this work in firsthand encounter rather than in data, in the specific faces and voices of people from the Deep South to forgotten small towns to cities that the national narrative has reduced to symbols, gives America Found a texture and a credibility that no remotely produced work of cultural commentary can touch. This is not a book about America written from a distance. It is America experienced from inside its own living rooms, its own backroads, its own quietly extraordinary ordinary life. That is a genuinely rare thing to hold.

The readers who belong to this book are numerous, deeply motivated, and actively searching for exactly what it contains. Americans who are fatigued by the outrage cycle and who are hungry for evidence, real, documented, firsthand evidence, that the country they live in is more coherent and more human than the version on their screens represent the most immediately motivated new audience for this work, and that audience is currently enormous and growing. 

_Wilmer F

This book really had me questioning a lot about the America we live in today. I liked that it did focus on the real people and their real experiences instead of all the political arguments. It was very educational, very eye-opening, and definitely reminded me that everyone has a story worth hearing. By the end, I found myself wondering if the author has written any more books like this because I would definitely read them. It left me thinking long after I finished the last page.

_Kira Jones

America Found is a thoughtful, moving reminder that America is far more than the political headlines that dominate our screens. Through years of travel and genuine conversations, David captures the voices of everyday people from every corner of the country with empathy, curiosity, and respect. Rather than focusing on division, he reveals the shared hopes, struggles, and humanity that connect us all. The stories feel authentic, personal, and refreshingly free of political agendas, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions. This book encourages listening instead of judging and understanding instead of assuming. Whether you agree with every perspective or not, America Found offers an honest, compassionate portrait of the people behind the labels and is a timely reminder of what still unites us as Americans.

_Sarah

Excellent memoir filled with names of people met and places visited. Places rich with history and culture. It is a great book to add to your library.

_Julie Geoffrion