Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
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- Jun 28, 2016
- #Biography #Sociology
From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America’s white...
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Number of Pages: 257
ISBN: 0062300547
ISBN-13: 9780062300546
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Bill Gates @BillGates
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May 22, 2017
- Curated in 5 good summer reads (2017)
The disadvantaged world of poor white Appalachia described in this terrific, heartbreaking book is one that I know only vicariously. Vance was raised largely by his loving but volatile grandparents, who stepped in after his father abandoned him and his mother showed little interest in parenting her son. Against all odds, he survived his chaotic, impoverished childhood only to land at Yale Law School. While the book offers insights into some of the complex cultural and family issues behind poverty, the real magic lies in the story itself and Vance’s bravery in telling it.