PublishedHarper Collins, March 2018 |
ISBN9780008220563 |
FormatSoftcover, 272 pages |
Dimensions19.8cm × 12.9cm × 2cm |
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J. D. Vance grew up in the hills of Kentucky. His family and friends were the people most of the world calls rednecks, hillbillies or white trash.
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