I understand where the author is coming from with wanting to depict a more diverse/nuanced view of Appalachia. However, I think that Hillbilly Elegy has been i

I understand where the author is coming from with wanting to depict a more diverse/nuanced view of Appalachia. However, I think that Hillbilly Elegy has been influential based specifically on insight it gives into why the region supported someone like Trump. The author may be correct that Hillbilly Elegy is incorrect; however, since the article doesn't present an alternative explanation I'm not sure that it is very useful.