The Boyhood Memoirs of A. E. Hotchner: King of the Hill and Looking for Miracles

King of the Hill is A. E. Hotchner’s memoir of his impoverished childhood in St. Louis, originally published in 1972. Hotchner’s story is one of ingenuity and spirit in the face of economic hardship during the Great Depression. Left to live alone in a rundown hotel while his traveling salesman father is on the road, his mother is hospitalized, and his younger brother is sent to live with relatives, young Hotchner’s determination to survive overcomes the challenge of keeping his situation se...