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I Bought a Mountain: The rediscovered nature classic
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9781780725253
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Reissue of a bestselling classic that inspired a generation of 'good life' nature books 'I first saw Dyffryn in a November gale... the old house was quivering under the thrusts of the wind, and the wild, remote setting had already captured my fancy, and I will hold it till I die.' So begins the remarkable story of a 21-year-old man who, with no experience in agriculture, visited a sheep farm on a near barren Welsh mountainside in 1931 and that same day bought all 2,400 acres along with its 3000 sheep for £5,000. Set amidst the rugged grandeur of Snowdonia, I Bought a Mountain follows the struggles and triumphs of this impulsive but hard-working man and his every-bit-as-tough wife, Esme, as they fight to build the farm into prosperity. Firbank's writing is guileless and immediate and ruthlessly honest. His paean to the traditional, Welsh hill-farming way of life, transports you to a disappearing world, one ruled by the age-old rhythms of work, weather, livestock and a love of the land, and offers precious insights into conservation and sustainability.
- | Author: Thomas Firbank
- | Publisher: Short Books
- | Publication Date: Oct 04, 2022
- | Number of Pages: 288 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 1780725256
- | ISBN-13: 9781780725253
- Author:
- Thomas Firbank
- Publisher:
- Short Books
- Publication Date:
- Oct 04, 2022
- Number of pages:
- 288 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 1780725256
- ISBN-13:
- 9781780725253