Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 59 upbringing 54 hardscrabble 44 boyhood 43 childhood 43 folksy 43 blue collar 42 backwoods 40 hillbilly 40 drawl 40 twang 40 Southerner 40 work ethic 39 stepfather 38 humble beginnings 38 devout Christian 38 Bible Belt 38 redneck 38 memoir 37 unsentimental 37 lifelong 37 autobiographical 37 father 37 formative 37 gritty 36 struggles 36 grandmother 36 childhoods 36 self deprecating 36 maternal grandmother 36 grandfather 36 everyman 36 harsh realities 36 persona 35 toughness 35 soft spoken 35 dad 35 economically depressed 35 easygoing 35 anecdotes 35 loner 35 impassioned 35 bluntness 35 empathy 35 gruff 35 eloquence 35 preacher 35 fatherless 35 directness 35 inspirations 35 eloquent 35 travails 35 mother 35 fondness 34 anecdote 34 candor 34 homespun 34 ghetto 34 cowboy 34 epiphany 34 teenager 34 fearlessness 34 Baptist preacher 34 heartbreak 34 grandparents 34 teenage 34 Depression era 34 unflinching 34 storyteller 34 paternal grandmother 34 humble 34 hardships 34 cantankerous 34 bluesman 34 Rust Belt 34 grandpa 33 Raised 33 mama 33 eccentric 33 introverted 33 odyssey 33 earthy 33 teen ager 33 kid 33 bootstraps 33 Mormon faith 33 tribulations 33 iconoclastic 33 self deprecating humor 33 experiences 33 maverick 33 obsessions 33 aunt 33 brash 33 stump speech 33 textile mill 33 pulpit 33 mom 33 widower 33 temperament 33 unapologetic 33 demeanor