From Appalachia To Washington: JD Vance's Untold Origin

Some appalachian writers are keen to counter senator jd vance's representation of their region in his memoir, hillbilly elegy, which is back on the bestseller list. As someone who was born and raised in northeastern kentucky, in a pocket of appalachia close to the borders of ohio and west virginia, vances story wasnt unfamiliar to. One scene in the book describes vances uncles as drunks who fight everybody and they beat their wives. He also calls them the embodiment of the appalachian man.