The autobiography, written by Henry Calvin Lavely, Senior, unfortunately interrupted by his untimely death, has been edited and prepared for publication by his widow and eldest son. He describes life in western Pennsylvania during the 1930's and 40's while growing up, finishing college and finding a job and wife. Moving into his career in industry follows, cataloguing his rise at Koppers Company, and then his decision to leave that safe job in favor of beginning his own firm. Pitfalls are many and he does not shirk from describing the problems. But not everything failed for him; he recalls the happy events in his life - some yeilding more humor now than in the living - as well as the tragedies. The editors have made every effort to bring an accurate rendition of his words to print without changing his voice or softening his message.