The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America

I didn't enjoy his bored, critical time. I may have finished it if that ess my only complaint. At the end of chapter 3, he refers to a town north of Quincy as downstate and southern Illinois. As someone from southern Illinois, I can assert Quincy is not southern. I would have expected Bryson or his editor to see that by simply looking at a map. I also took exception to his treatment of the pronunciation of Cairo. Bryson talks about the time he has spent in England. I thought he would understand the difference of pronunciation. (Bath vs. Bah-th). Maybe his tone and treatment changes later. I didn't want to stick around to find out.