hillbilly elegy

February 28, 2026

‘Hillbilly’ to Capitol Hill? Author eyes Senate bid in Ohio

April 16, 2021 Dan Sewell, Associated Press

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Rodney Muterspaw figures J.D. Vance has already shown he’s got what it takes to be a U.S. senator. Vance, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author and a fellow Middletown native, broke out of poverty […]

A much needed voice forhillbilly culture

September 29, 2016 North State Journal Staff

J.D. Vance’s acclaimed memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” begins in the notoriously violent Breathitt County, Kentucky. Setting the tone for his story is the historical and contemporary violence and instability of so many Scotch-Irish Appalachian backgrounds. Bluegrass […]