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Chicago, he moved into the northern plains. He notably "fell in love" with

Seattle—lamenting that progress looked like destruction—before driving down the coast to his birthplace, The final leg took him through Travels with Charley in Search of America

He observed that radio and television were standardizing American speech and culture, making Maine sound just like Montana. Chicago, he moved into the northern plains

Montana, describing its people as kind and unaffected by the frantic bustle elsewhere. He visited Travels with Charley in Search of America

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