In 1939, after ten years as an expatriate, Henry Miller returned to the United States with a keen desire to see what his native land was really like--to get to the roots of the American nature and experience.
The Air-Conditioned Nightmare is the result of that odyssey..
He set out on a journey that was to last three years, visiting many sections of the country and making friends of all descriptions.
In 1939, after ten years as an expatriate, Henry Miller returned to the United States with a keen desire to see what his native land was really like--to get to the roots of the American nature and experience