Commentary: Hillbillies don't need an elegy, but the mountains might if people like J.D. Vance have their way. A coalfield resident responds.

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis is Vance’s account of his tumultuous childhood growing up as the descendent of disadvantaged Appalachian hillbillies in Middletown, Ohio.

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Former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, achieved fame with “Hillbilly Elegy,” a successful yet controversial memoir of his working-class Ohio upbringing.

Readers of “Hillbilly Elegy” have heard Vance’s message: I escaped Appalachia. Because of Appalachia, I have lived a wonderful life with supportive parents, grandparents and a tight-knit family.