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

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

Story location: Middletown, Ohio

Vance reflects on family instability, class, migration, and identity through his upbringing in Middletown and the Appalachian culture surrounding his family.

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Where is Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis set?: On BooksOnTheMap, this book is pinned to: Middletown, Ohio.
What genre is this book?: This title is filed under: Biography & Memoir.
Who wrote Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis?: The author listed for this title on BooksOnTheMap is J. D. Vance.
Where can I listen to the audiobook of this book?: You can listen to this audiobook on Audiobooks.com, along with tens of thousands of other audiobooks.