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What to know about ‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ based on the JD Vance memoir
Before JD Vance became the Republican vice-presidential nominee or even ventured into politics, he was best known as the author of “Hillbilly Elegy,” a memoir about growing up in the Rust Belt and Appalachia. Published in 2016, the book became a surprise …