Vance's ancestors emigrated from Ireland, as he mentioned in his famous 2016 memoir Hillbilly Elegy. 'To understand me, you must understand that I am a Scots-Irish hillbilly at heart,' he wrote.

In Hillbilly Elegy, Vance painted a personal portrait of the trials, travails and bad decisions of family members, neighbours and friends. While criticising outsiders for looking down on the ...

Vance and his sister, Lindsey, were raised primarily by his ... Vance described his childhood in his best-selling 2016 memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy." Vance's mother struggled with drug addiction ...

Vance rose to prominence with the memoir ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Vance was born and raised in Middletown, Ohio. He joined the Marines and served in Iraq, and later earned degrees from Ohio State ...

I suggest you give JD Vance’s book-turned-Netflix movie "Hillbilly Elegy" a watch. Beyond getting a sense of the struggles JD overcame to become our vice president, please take note of one of ...