Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America’s white working class
The author and I have much in common, given that we were born just fifteen miles from one another, share a military experience, and were initiated as strangers in a strange land by being the first Ivy Leaguers in our families.
An excellent introduction to the book was published just recently and it may be found here:
Oddly, in my personal experience I didn't feel as out of place, or as unwelcome, at Princeton, or in education, retailing, or construction, as I have in The Episcopal Church hierarchy. Odd, isn't it?