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    Summary of Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
    Summary of Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
    Summary of Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
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    Summary of Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance


    Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis is a memoir by J. D. Vance about how he was raised to live by the code of Appalachian values. He connects his upbringing to the social problems concerning of his hometown. Hillbilly Elegy is a personal analysis of white working-class Americans that shows how their condition is worsening as the world they know falls apart piece by piece. 


    We also learn how Vance's family situation plays out in his life and how everyone in his family was fighting their own battles. They can't fully escape the poverty, abuse, and trauma that is present in their middle-class lives.


    Hillbilly Elegy is a book that filled with vividly colored stories that will surely affect your understanding of middle class life in America. The book topped the New York Times Best Seller list in August 2016 and January 2017.


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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherB Biz LLC
    Release dateFeb 10, 2024
    ISBN9798868698170
    Summary of Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

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