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9781570035647
Neal Petersen was born physically disabled and impoverished in apartheid-era South Africa, where he found healing and equality in the waters surrounding Cape Town. Petersen dreamed of building his own boat and of sailing in the great solo races of the world. Journey of a Hope Merchant recounts the epic journey that took him from a racially segregated neighborhood to a place in history as the first black man to race solo around the globe.Patty Fulcher is the author of 'Journey of a Hope Merchant: From Apartheid to the Elite World of Solo Yacht Racing' with ISBN 9781570035647 and ISBN 1570035644.
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