This book began as a simple memoir for future generations of C. John Miller's family. It grew into an inspirational story of triumph of faith, in self and in God. The reader is taken on the journey that starts with an oil driller's kid born to a stark life at the depth of the Great Depression. We follow that kid to the pinnacle of accolades, selection as one of the 100 Most Influential People of the Petroleum Century, across all the hilltops and into the valleys a risky industry and a tough business climate can throw at those who try to outsmart Mother Nature to find the oil and gas we need. In the own folksy, friendly manner that is his hallmark, C. John Miller, America's most honored spokesman for the United States petroleum independents, guides us through his adventures as an oilman and as spokesman for the U.S. independent oil and natural gas exploration industry during the times of the nation's worst energy crisis to date, in the 1970s .... with cautionary words about our energy future.