John William Merriman was born in Des Moines, Iowa, USA and is currently 96 years old. He lives in British Columbia, Canada. His variety of life gives us these stories in his own words, of life in England, transitioning to life in Saskatchewan, being a farmer, being in WW2 and building northern roads in Canada. His humour and one-liners leave you at the end of each story thinking of a drum beating "ba-dum-cha "