{"product_id":"what-you-are-getting-wrong-about-appalachia","title":"What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn antidote to bigotry and a “perfect primer for readers seeking factual, realistic portrayals of the rural and working-class experience” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 2016, headlines declared Appalachia ground zero for America’s “forgotten tribe” of white working-class voters. Journalists flocked to the region to extract sympathetic profiles of families devastated by poverty, abandoned by establishment politics, and eager to consume cheap campaign promises. \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhat You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia\u003c\/span\u003e is a frank assessment of America’s recent fascination with the people and problems of the region. The book analyzes trends in contemporary writing on Appalachia, presents a brief history of Appalachia with an eye toward unpacking stereotypes, and provides examples of writing, art, and policy created by Appalachians as opposed to for Appalachians―ultimately offering a much-needed insider’s perspective on the region.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“The most damning critique of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHillbilly Elegy\u003c\/span\u003e.” ―\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Succeeds in providing a richer, more complex view.” ―\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A necessary response to the bigotry against a much-maligned culture.” ―Chris Offutt, award-winning author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCode of the Hills\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Elizabeth Catte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e5\" x .6\" x 7\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47889084743916,"sku":null,"price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2145\/6835\/files\/Screenshot2026-07-02at4.14.05PM.png?v=1783023451","url":"https:\/\/fullcirclegiftsandgoods.com\/products\/what-you-are-getting-wrong-about-appalachia","provider":"Full Circle Gifts \u0026 Goods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}