In a thought provoking and humorous memoir, Joseph G. Richards tells about growing up in Liberia during the Depression and World War II years, his life's work from the 1950s as a mining engineer and administrator in the Bureau of Lands and Mines, later the Ministry of Lands, Mines and Energy, founding the General Services Agency and the Liberia Industrial Free Zone Authority, his family business enterprises and important social activities. This is an interesting look into nation building in Africa, with black and white illustrations.