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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Cynthia Weber set out on a journey across post-9/11 America in search of adeeper understanding of what it means to be an American today. The resultis this brave and captivating memoir that gives a voice to ordinary citizensfor whom the terrorist attacks of 2001 – and their lingering aftermathlive on in collective memory. Heartrending first-person testimonials revealhow the ongoing fear of terrorists and immigrants has betrayed America’score values of fairness and equality which have been further weakenedby polarizing international and domestic responses. Considered togetherthese portraits also provide a sharp contrast to the idealized vision ofAmericanness frequently spun by media and politicians.Far more than a mere remembrance book about September 11 I am anAmerican offers precisely the kind of ground-level empathy needed toreignite a meaningful national debate in America.