Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
Description: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis presents a personal account of the challenges faced by a working-class family navigating economic and social hardships in Appalachia. The memoir addresses issues affecting white, rural communities
ISBN: 9780062300553
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This book is specifically written from one (white guy's) point of view -- somebody who grew up in the area.
I'm not sure how the ideas that circulate about this place do active harm. Most (if not all) accounts I've heard about this place are personal accounts. The truth from people who have lived or traveled there.
Sometimes the truth hurts. Denying it's truthful isn't helping anybody.