Ragamuffin Man : the World of Syd Fischer.

A-- In 1938 a knockabout 11-year-old kid from Marrickville, Sydney, is suddenly confronted by mortality. His mother dies. His father has little time for him and at 14 he leaves school to learn a trade. -- -- -- -- Media Watch and Editor-in-Chief of The Week. He has written books on Australian histor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Salter, David
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Collingwood : Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd, 2016.
Subjects:	Fisher, Syd, > 1927- Businessmen > Australia > Biography. Real estate developers > Australia > Biography. Yacht racing. Businessmen Real estate developers Yacht racing Australia Biographies Biographies.
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword
Sir James Hardy, OBE; Author's note; Prelude; Beginnings; Ocean Racing; Family; Sailing South; Rethinking Ragamuffin; Building a Business; The First Sail; Making it Big; A Minor Structural Issue; The Race
2014; Attitudes; The America's Cup; Character; Battle Resumes; The Race
2015; Postscript; Acknowledgments; Syd Fischer
sailing record; Index; Back Cover.

Ragamuffin Man : the World of Syd Fischer.

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