Hillbilly Elegy
Hillbilly Elegy
One Family's Story of Struggle and Survival in America
About This Book
Hillbilly Elegy (2016) chronicles the personal journey of a young man raised in Middletown, Ohio's struggling working-class community. The memoir follows a child from a chaotic household who defied expectations and escaped the cycle of poverty.
Who Should Read This?
- Working-class Americans from Appalachian communities
- Researchers studying white American working-class demographics
- People interested in stories of social mobility and opportunity
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