Title: America through the eyes of an outsider; one man's journey
Review: Jacob Holdt's book is an outsider's account of American life. While he has all of the biases of his own upbringing in a welfare state, he has none of the biases of an American upbringing, and so his critique of American life is razor-sharp and unrelenting. His pictures contrast all aspects of life in the U.S., and are both artistically beautiful and emotionally moving. His personal politics are a central theme of the book, and the reader must not let any biases of his or her own interfere with its reading. Jacob Holdt's story is a colorful tale of people and places, of a journey, but above all it is an adventure. Think of it as a way to experience vagabonding without actually having to risk your own neck.
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