It’s on my Kindle and can’t wait to dig in. What can a 31 year old growing up in Appalachia tell us about the political climate in our country? Well, after “escaping” a rust belt childhood and subsequently attaining a law degree at Yale, it seems he can speak in a language that both sides of the national divide might understand.
From the NYT: “…along comes Mr. Vance, offering a compassionate, discerning sociological analysis of the white underclass that has helped drive the politics of rebellion, particularly the ascent of Donald J. Trump. Combining thoughtful inquiry with firsthand experience, Mr. Vance has inadvertently provided a civilized reference guide for an uncivilized election, and he’s done so in a vocabulary intelligible to both Democrats and Republicans.
Imagine that.”