What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia

Synopsis

An Insider's Perspective On Appalachia, And A Frank, Ferocious Assessment Of America's Recent Fascination With The People And The Problems Of The Region. In 2016 Headlines Declared Appalachia Ground Zero For America's Forgotten Tribe Of White Working-class Voters. Following The Presidential Election, Demystifying Appalachia And Locating The Roots Of Its Dysfunction Quickly Seemed To Become A National Industry, Shoring Up The Success Of J.d. Vance's Memoir Hillbilly Elegy And The Author's Rise To Fame As The Media's Favorite Working-class Whisperer. With 'what You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia, ' Elizabeth Catte Offers A Much-needed Perspective On Appalachia, And A Frank, Ferocious Assessment Of America's Recent Fascination With The People And Problems Of The Region Summed Up In Shorthand As 'trump Country'--back Cover. Appalachia And The Making Of Trump Country -- Hillbilly Elegy And The Racial Baggage Of J.d. Vance's Greater Appalachia -- Land, Justice, People. Elizabeth Catte. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 135-142).