I had no idea that this book existed, I have not seen the series either, but because someone recommended it I put it on my list, great review, I will try to read the book before watching the series. By the way, I completely agree with you about this:

I have the impression that we live in the belief (erroneous!) that thanks to our participation in American popular culture, we understand whether we know the United States. In fact, we still know very little about this strange, contradictory country. And it is sometimes worth finding out more.