From Road's End tells of the first twenty-three years of Alec Langford's life as he grew up in an isolated valley at the north end of the South Island of New Zealand. Through vivid memories, including antics and shenanigans, Dr. Langford tells about life -- Through the Great Depression In family, school, church and valley With farmers, gold miners and trades people Before and after World War II Training at the Bible College in Dunedin Migrating to the United States in 1949.