J. D. Vance

James David Vance is an American author and venture capitalist known for his memoir Hillbilly Elegy. The book is about the Appalachian values of his upbringing and their relation to the social problems of his hometown. The book was on The New York Times Best Seller list in 2016 and 2017

HILLBILLY ELEGY: A MEMOIR OF A FAMILY AND CULTURE IN CRISIS

J. D. Vance

J. D. Vance, the author of this book, is a former marine, and in Hillbilly Elegy, he talks about the struggles that working-class American citizens have to deal with on a daily basis. It's a deep, intimate analysis of a cultural breakdown, a crisis i...