Hillbilly Elegy
2016 memoir by JD Vance
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- Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis is a 2016 memoir by JD Vance about the Appalachian values of his family from Kentucky and the socioeconomic problems of his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, where his mother's parents moved when they were young.
- Later, Vance progressed in politics, becoming a senator from Ohio in 2023 and the vice president of the United States in 2025.
- Vance states that their Appalachian culture valued traits such as loyalty and love of country despite family violence and verbal abuse.
- Vance's grandparents reconciled and became his guardians.
- Vance raises questions about the responsibility of his family and local people for their misfortunes.
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WikipediaHillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis is a 2016 memoir by JD Vance about the Appalachian values of his family from Kentucky and the socioeconomic problems of his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, where his mother's parents moved when they were young. It was adapted into the 2020 film Hillbilly Elegy, directed by Ron Howard and starring Glenn Close and Amy Adams.
Later, Vance progressed in politics, becoming a senator from Ohio in 2023 and the vice president of the United States in 2025.
Vance describes his upbringing and family background while growing up in Middletown, Ohio, where his mother and her family had moved after World War II from Breathitt County, Kentucky.
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