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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: J.D.’s grandparents grew up as middle-class hillbillies—a path that no longer exists in America today.
Chapter 3: J.D.’s mother was born to turmoil at home and raised in poverty.
Chapter 4: A harsh upbringing profoundly shaped J.D.’s early years.
Chapter 5: During his teens, J.D. moved endlessly, often as his mother was institutionalized.
Chapter 6: Living with his grandmother turned J.D.’s life around before securing stability in the military later.
Chapter 7: The military helped J.D. thrive, yet success brought a keen awareness of being truly different inside.
Chapter 8: By escaping poverty, Vance teaches us all a timeless lesson.
Description
Hillbilly Elegy (2016) is an autobiographical walk through the life of a man who grew up in an impoverished neighborhood of Middletown, Ohio. These blinks tell the story of a boy who, despite a turbulent childhood, beat the odds and pulled himself out of poverty.
Who Should Listen
- “Hillbillies” and people from Appalachia
- Sociologists and scholars of the white American working class
- Believers in the American dream