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In his 2016 memoir, Sen. JD Vance wrote in awe of his older sister, who, despite an upbringing filled with trauma, broke the cycle of abandonment and dysfunction that defined their childhood ...
Vance describes his upbringing and family background while growing up in Middletown, Ohio, where his mother and her family had moved after World War II from Breathitt County, Kentucky. Vance states that their Appalachian culture valued traits such as loyalty and love of country despite family violence and verbal abuse. Vance recounts his ...
Vance therefore kept his nickname, JD. [6] [7] [8] Vance has written that his childhood was marked by poverty and abuse, and that his mother struggled with drug addiction. [9] He and his sister, Lindsey, were raised primarily by their maternal grandparents, James and Bonnie Vance (née Blanton), whom they called "Papaw" and "Mamaw". [10]
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (2016) is a memoir by JD Vance about the Appalachian values of his upbringing and their relationship to the social problems of his hometown, Middletown, Ohio. The book topped The New York Times Best Seller list in August 2016. [12]
"Hillbilly Elegy" thrust Ohio Sen. JD Vance into the national spotlight. Now he's Trump's vice-presidential running mate.
Although JD Vance's turbulent upbringing and strained relationship with his mother was a major component of “Hillbilly Elegy,” both the book and the 2020 film adaptation, he didn’t consult ...
On day one of the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump tapped JD Vance to be his vice-presidential running mate. And with that announcement, a four-year-old movie — the Ron Howard ...
What did JD Vance say about Appalachia in 'Hillbilly Elegy' "Hillbilly Elegy" centered around Vance's chaotic childhood in Ohio, plagued by familial trauma, domestic violence, generational ...