Hillbilly Elegydetails Vance’s journey from a former marine and Yale Law School graduate to sharing his tumultuous childhood in Appalachia. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisisoffers “a broader, probing look at the struggles of America’s white working class,” according...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When it comes to Republican vice presidential nomineeJD Vance’sname, it’s complicated. The senator from Ohio introduced himself to the world in 2016 when he published his bestselling memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” under the name J.D. Vance —“like jay-dot-dee-...
Vance has a story that lends itself to a triumphal American story. His first book, “Hillbilly Elegy,” was a hit, but the second book he wascontracted to write, titled “A Relevant Faith, Searching for a Meaningful American Christianity,” was called off with mutual agreement of pub...