Hillbilly elegy : a memoir of a family and culture in crisis
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Vance, J. D.
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New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016]
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LC Subjects
Appalachian Region -- Economic conditions.
Mountain people -- Kentucky -- Social conditions.
Social mobility -- United States -- Case studies.
Vance, J. D. -- Family.
Vance, J. D..
Working class whites -- United States -- Biography.
Working class whites -- United States -- Social conditions.

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Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780062300546, 0062300547, 9780062300553 (trade pbk.), 0062300547 (trade pbk.)
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-264)
Description
Shares the story of the author's family and upbringing, describing how they moved from poverty to an upwardly mobile clan that included the author, a Yale Law School graduate, while navigating the demands of middle class life and the collective demons of the past.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (Style Guide)

Vance, J. D. (2016). Hillbilly elegy: a memoir of a family and culture in crisis. (First edition). Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Vance, J. D. 2016. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 18th Edition (Style Guide)

Vance, J. D. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016.

UCL Harvard Citation (Style Guide)

Vance, J. D. (2016). Hillbilly elegy: a memoir of a family and culture in crisis. First edn New York, NY: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (Style Guide)

Vance, J. D. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. First edition, Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2016.

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