Account of the life of Ken Fairweather, an Australian who travelled to Papua New Guinea as a young man, became involved in commerce in the country, gained considerable knowledge of the cultural aspects of Papua New Guineans, and remained in Papua New Guinea after Independence. He has been a trucker, a farmer and a Member of Parliament. The book describes his many business and commercial enterprises over the years, his time as a Member of Parliament, and his observations of the ways Papua New Guinea has changed over the years
