Road From Hilldene chronicles the boyhood of the author on a farm in rural Virginia during the Great Depression. It tells of hard work and happy play of a time long ago. Times were lean. On the farm, there was no electricity, telephone or radio; farm work was performed with horse and mule. Harvesting hay, threshing wheat and working in the cornfields contrasted with Huck Finn-type adventures floating down the river in a leaky homemade boat with playmates. Accidents on the farm called for frantic horseback rides for the only doctor in the nearby town. The author relates the happy times along with his sadness when events force him to leave the farm. His adult career in engineering and management positions in NASA's manned space programs, Gemini, Apollo and the Space Shuttle, contrasted sharply with his simple boyhood life.

Dr. Peter D. King lived a vibrant life and had a complex understanding of the human psyche. As a prominent psychiatrist who overcame Scarlett Fever and polio, he was inspired by the medicine that saved his life and became a medical doctor after fighting in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II. Dr. King received the Winston Churchill award in recognition of his intelligence and accomplishments in psychiatry. He had a deep love for humanity and our innate connection to nature. This book reflects the mind of a genius that saw the same spark of genius within us all and posed that we nurture and bring it to a flame to enlighten the world.Carol D. King, DAOM, L.Ac.