Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance
J.D. Vance’s fascinating memoir about growing up with his hillbilly relatives offers glimpses into why so many Americans in the white working class are angry and pessimistic. Vance is a conservative, young Republican who survived a tumultuous childhood. His family started out in Kentucky’s Appalachia and migrated to Ohio to find work at growing factory…
