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A key reason for Hillbilly Elegy 's widespread popularity following its publication in 2016 was its role in explaining Donald Trump 's rise to the top of the Republican Party. [19] In particular, it purportedly explains why white, working-class voters became attracted to Trump as a political leader. [20]
- J. D. Vance
- 2016
- J.D. Vance’s Story on The Page and Onscreen
- The Book Was Hugely Popular When It Debuted
- It Also Sparked A Backlash
- J.D. Vance’s Life Changed Dramatically After The Book’S Publication
- Vance’s Political Views Remain Somewhat Guarded
“I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve accomplished nothing great in my life, certainly nothing that would justify a complete stranger paying money to read about it,” Vance writes in the introduction to his memoir. He explains that he doesn’t think he was a particularly special person; the coolest thing he’s ever done, he writes, was graduate from Y...
When Hillbilly Elegy debuted in the summer of 2016, no one expected it to be such a massive success. HarperCollins, the book’s publisher, ran an initial 10,000 copies. Vance, who was working at a biotech firm in San Francisco, wildly underestimated that he might need a week off to promote it. Initially, the book was covered by conservative outlets,...
Despite its selling power, the success of Hillbilly Elegy is not without controversy. Vance faced backlash from historians and journalists over his depiction of Appalachia, including descriptions of its inhabitants as lazy (“many folks talk about working more than they actually work”). Shortly after the 2016 presidential election, Sarah Jones wrote...
In 2017, Vance left California and moved back to Ohio. He wanted to focus on finding solutions to the issues that plagued the area, particularly the opioid crisis. That same year, he founded “Our Ohio Renewal,” a non-profit committed to tackling that crisis, along with issues like financial security and domestic instability. Vance wrote about both ...
Vance continues to be outspoken about his beliefs. He identifies as a Republican, but he did not vote for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election (he voted for independent candidate Evan McMullin instead). In a separate op-ed for the New York Times, Vance mined his thoughts on then-outgoing President Barack Obama. Though he felt relief from ...
- Annabel Gutterman
Jul 16, 2024 · Written in 2016, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, tells the story of Mr Vance's upbringing in Middletown, Ohio, to parents who were from the Appalachians in...
- Ana Faguy
Jul 17, 2024 · At one time, liberal and conservative centrists alike hailed Vance’s bestselling 2016 memoir of making it out of rural, poverty-stricken Appalachia, transforming himself from a tempestuous...
- Aja Romano
Jul 17, 2024 · America’s potential future vice president topped bestseller lists with his 2016 memoir, a tale of multi-generational, cyclical poverty in Appalachia.
- Nick Hilton
Jul 16, 2024 · Vance achieved literary recognization with the publication of his 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy.” The book, which reflects on the circumstances of Vance’s family and the community in which he...
Aug 10, 2016 · After reading “Hillbilly Elegy,” you can easily understand why. This is a historically peculiar election cycle, boisterously disrupted by outsiders, one of whom found the perfect host...
