▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁of ▁four teen ▁journal ists ▁from ▁Central ▁and ▁Northern ▁Europe ▁were ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁among ▁them ▁Felix ▁Sal ten ▁who ▁represented ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁newspaper ▁Neue ▁Fre ie ▁Pres se . ▁The ▁guests ▁visited ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁met ▁with ▁citizens ▁and ▁dign itar ies , ▁including ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Henry ▁Ford , ▁and ▁saw ▁American ▁nature . ▁ ▁The ▁journal ists ▁arrived ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁and ▁travel led ▁via ▁several ▁cities , ▁usually ▁by ▁train , ▁including ▁Washington , ▁Atlanta , ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁Den ver , ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁Buff alo . ▁From ▁New ▁York , ▁they ▁sa iled ▁back ▁to ▁Europe ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁Sal ten ▁reported ▁his ▁tour ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁feu illet ons ▁for ▁Neue ▁Fre ie ▁Pres se ▁starting ▁ 8 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁These ▁feu illet ons ▁( n in ete en ▁of ▁them ) ▁were ▁then ▁compiled ▁into ▁a ▁book ▁F ün f ▁Min uten ▁Amerika ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁Paul ▁Z sol n ay ▁Verlag ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁book , ▁Sal ten ▁provides ▁subject ive ▁observations ▁of ▁American ▁society ▁and ▁nature , ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁emphas is ▁is ▁on