After years of traveling and learning stories about many famous Americans, St. Louis based travel journalist and author Bill Clevlen was inspired to share what he noticed on the road.

In his latest book, “Finding the American Dream: A Guided Tour of Places Where Americans Changed History,” Clevlen observes that most of those who achieved success came from humble beginnings.

From entertainers, to inventors, scientist, pioneers, writers, leaders and entrepreneurs, Clevlen’s stories about each person concludes with an actual destination readers can visit to learn more.