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DescriptionDestination Unknown is the true story of the remarkable chain of events in the life of a man who closed his eyes, stuck a pin in a map and let fate take its course. As a youth, Reg A. Richards only wanted to escape the city and experience freedom in the country, to learn to drive a team of horses and become a ploughman. Instead, he ended up on a journey into the unknown world of business, availing himself of the many and varied opportunities thrown into his path. Author descriptionReg A Richards has had an incredibly varied working life and has counted among his occupations farm hand, shearer, builder, horse-trainer, manager of various businesses and designer and builder of hotels and houses. Seriously injured while building in Omarama he moved to Christchurch where he bred and sold horses, established a merino stud farm and raced his horse, St James, in Hong Kong. |