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30 NEW THIS SEASON RELATED TTLES CAPITOL AMERICA 978-0-7643-6676-5 288 pp. | 9" x 12" (229 x 305 mm) | $60.00, £54.99, 86.00 CAD LOCAL HEROES: PORTRAITS OF AMERICAN VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS 978-0-7643-4150-2 144 pp. | 12" x 12" (305 x 305 mm) | HC $45.00, £40.99, 64.00 CAD ISBN 978-0-7643-7109-7 ISBN: 978-0-7643-7109-7 $29.99, £27.99, 42.99 CAD hardcover • 176 pp. • 7" x 10" (178 x 254 mm) 81 color photographs BISACs HISTORY / United States / General PHOTOGRAPHY / Photojournalism SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society AVAILABLE JUNE 2026 UK PUB DATE AUGUST 2026 We Are All Americans Interviews from Three Road Trips Across the Nation in the Long Wake of 9/11 By Peter Laufer A collection of interviews and portraits from transcontinental road trips in 2001, 2011, and 2021, capturing how Americans experienced 9/11 and the decades of conflict and change that followed. We Are All Americans: Interviews fromThree Road Trips Across the Nation in the LongWake of 9/11 collects interviews and portraits capturing how Americans experienced 9/11 and the two decades of war, change, and conflict that followed. Based on three cross-country journeys (2001, 2011, and 2021) and dozens of conversations, the book documents the words, faces, and emotions of people reflecting on unity, trauma, dissent, and resilience. Intimate portrait photography is paired with excerpts and street-level visual commentary, offering both a historical record and a meditation on identity, patriotism, and memory at the 25th anniversary of 9/11. Key Features: • Firsthand interviews with Americans reflecting on 9/11 and its aftermath​ • Three cross-country journeys capturing diverse perspectives across regions • Intimate portrait photography paired with interviews • Documents 20 years of national transformation through lived experience This book will resonate with readers of history, journalism, and American studies, as well as those seeking to understand the cultural legacy of 9/11 and its impact on civic life. Peter Laufer is a journalist who reports on borders, identities, and migration along with the relationships of humans to other animals. A former award- winning correspondent for NBC News, he’s written numerous books and covered wars, earthquakes, coups, and elections. Laufer holds the inaugural University of Oregon James Wallace Chair in Journalism. He lives in Eugene, Oregon, and Marin County, California.