What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia Summary
Elizabeth Catte

What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia Overview

Elizabeth Catte's nonfiction work What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia asks the reader to consider the history, culture, and future of the often-mythologized and misunderstood Appalachia region of the United States. Catte considers the way in which radical local activism has always been a tool used by the Appalachian people in their fight against systemic exploitation. Written partly as a refutation of J.D Vance's memoir Hillbilly Elegy, Catte's book examines Appalachian history, contemporary politics, and economic analysis in order to dispel stereotypes about the region's population and to paint a hopeful picture of the region's future.