Newly-weds are difficult to avoid in Niagara Falls. Each year 500,000 freshly-hitched sweethearts book into one of the 55 motels offering heart-shaped Jacuzzis, tiger rugs and mirrored ceilings. That's 700 couples a day. Not the best place to be then when your girlfriend rejects your proposal of marriage, and proposes instead that you go your separate ways.His self-esteem heading south, Jim Keeble decides to follow suit, hoping that the United States - and the women of the United States - can help mend his broken heart. He says viva to Las Vegas, and the showgirls for the 21st century; tries to catch a crab-catcher's daughter in historic Virginia; enjoys the alluring alliteration of pretty Polish primadonnas in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Funny and romantic, tender and true, Independence Day is a travelogue that touches the heart.
