At twenty-eight, David Bell is the American dream come true. He has fought his way to the top, surviving office purges and scandals to become a high-powered television executive. Davids world is made up of the images that flicker across Americas screens, the fantasies that enthrall Americas imagination. And then the dreamand the dream-makingbecome a nightmare. At the height of his success, David sets out to rediscover reality. Camera in hand, he journeys across the country in a mad and moving attempt to capture a sense of his own and his countrys past, present, and future.