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Michael Portillo crosses the Atlantic to ride the railroads of America, armed with Appleton's General Guide to the United States, published in 1879.

Radiating infectious curiosity, a seasoned presenter navigates the vast American landscape using nothing but a nineteenth-century guidebook. This journey captures the changing face of the country through the rhythmic clatter of tracks and forgotten stations.