{"product_id":"the-boyhood-memoirs-of-a-a-e-hotchner-9781883982607","title":"The Boyhood Memoirs of A. E. Hotchner: King of the Hill and Looking for Miracles Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing of the Hill\u003c\/i\u003e 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 secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLooking for Miracles\u003c\/i\u003e is a sequel to \u003ci\u003eKing of the Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in 1975. The story takes place in 1936, three years after \u003ci\u003eKing of the Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, when Hotchner bluffs his way into a job as a summer counselor at a camp in the Ozarks. The story is poignant and uplifting, as well as hilariously entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bound together for the first time, these two boyhood memoirs of Hotchner's will touch readers with their truth, innocence, and joy. Hotchner's ability to convey times of intense hardship in warm and witty language attests to his stature as one of America's great storytellers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. E. Hotchner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 188398260X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781883982607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Missouri Historical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.32w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Franklin Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Silver Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2007 pg. 135","brand":"A. E. Hotchner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939063464191,"sku":"9781883982607","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e44d845d-51f0-4060-a3e9-51d3e60df4e8.jpg?v=1681439280","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-boyhood-memoirs-of-a-a-e-hotchner-9781883982607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}