Author takes cross-country street journey to discover what holds America collectively

Francis Barry and his spouse traveled coast to coast in a 2017 Winnebago RV within the fall of 2020, heading West alongside the Lincoln Highway and returning by way of the South. Along the way in which, he had many conversations in regards to the state of the U.S., captured within the guide "Back Roads and Better Angels: a Journey into the Heart of American Democracy." Barry joins CBS News to debate what he realized.

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