The Last Showman
The Last Showman
- ISBN 13:
9780143572862
- ISBN 10:
0143572865
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 05/01/2016
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
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Summary
Son of a sideshow operator and trapeze artist, fourth-generation showman Fred Brophy grew up on the road, traveling the length and breadth of Australia. He did time in jail as a wild teenager before establishing his own successful boxing tent. It has become a star attraction in the Outback and is now the only one of its kind in the world. Fred tells stories of living on the smell of an oily rag, rescuing battlers, and becoming embroiled in some of the most bizarre adventures imaginable. This is one helluva life, full of hardship, hilarity, and unexpected turns, including Fred being inducted into the Queensland Boxing Hall of Fame and receiving a Medal of the Order of Australia. "Now ladies and gentlemen, let's go inside. The show's about to begin…"