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Maverick Mountaineer

Maverick Mountaineer 1

by Robert Wainwright
Paperback
Publication Date: 01/06/2015
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The first full-length biography of George Ingle Finch - maverick Australian mountaineer, scientist, concert pianist and father of actor Peter Finch.

George Ingle Finch, mountaineer, soldier, scientist, rebellious spirit, boy from the bush, was in his day one of the most famous men in the world. In 1922 he stood at the highest point on Everest, a feat not bettered for 30 years. He invented the predecessor to the puffer jacket and pioneered the use of oxygen in climbing.

A World War I hero whose skills also helped save London from burning to the ground during the Blitz of World War II, he was a renowned scientist who was personally chosen by Nehru, the first Indian prime minister, to help lead his nation into the modern world. With a private life torn by war and misguided by social norms, a reputation as an outsider among the British alpine climbing establishment, and some rough and ready 'colonial' habits, Finch was a brilliantly colourful character - so why has he vanished from the pages of history? In this first full-length biography, Robert Wainwright surveys the man who is now best known as the father of Academy award-winning actor Peter Finch - but who was so much more.

ISBN:
9780733333729
9780733333729
Category:
Autobiography: general
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
01-06-2015
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Pages:
416
Dimensions (mm):
234x155x32mm
Weight:
0.57kg
Robert Wainwright

Robert Wainwright has been a journalist for more than 30 years, rising from the grassroots of country journalism in Western Australia to a senior writer with the Sydney Morning Herald where he was a three-time finalist in the prestigious Walkley Awards.

His career has ranged from politics to crime, always focusing on the people behind the major news of the day.

He is the author of, among others, Rose: The unauthorised biography of Rose Hancock Porteous, The Lost Boy, The Killing of Caroline Byrne, Born or Bred (the story of killer Martin Bryant), the bestselling Sheila, the award-winning Maverick Mountaineer and Miss Muriel Matters. This is his twelfth book.

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Just as he did with the bestselling "Sheila", Robert Wainwright brings to life the Australian jack of all trades, once famed around the world.
A pioneer of new routes, first ascents, use of oxygen in climbing, creator of the precursor to today's puffer jacket, a soldier, concert pianist and brilliant scientist, it's amazing the name George Ingle Finch has fallen into obscurity.

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