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Revisiting Middletown, Ohio – the Midwestern town at the heart of JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’

  • Written by Matthew Smith, Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Miami University
imageA mural in downtown Middletown, Ohio, home to around 51,000 residents – and JD Vance's hometown.Scott Olson/Getty Images

With Sen. JD Vance named Donald Trump’s running mate, commentators are dusting off Vance’s 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” to explain America’s political moment.

Eight years ago, Vance was a...

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