I Bought a Mountain
Summary
This is the true story of Thomas Firbank who, in 1933 purchased a 2,400 acre farm in the shadow of Snowdon, consisting of rock, thin soil, high winds and rainfall. He was 21, newly arrived from Canada and with no experience of farming. For the next seven years Thomas and his wife Esme farmed Dyffryn with dedication and energy, succeeding, against the odds, in winning the respect of their farm-servants and neighbours. Having built up a healthy stock of 3,000 sheep, they made improvements to the house and then rented more land... "Vitally convincing and exhilerating..." - Observer
Similar Books
-
The Night Birdsby Thomas Maltman
-
Madonna Swan: A Lakota Woman's Storyby Mark St. Pierre
-
Another country: Growing up in 50's Irelandby Gene Kerrigan
-
Hauling by Hand: The Life & Times of a Maine Islandby Dean Lawrence Lunt
-
-
Destination Cortez Island : A Sailor's Life Along the Bc Coastby June Cameron
-
The Road to Lame Deerby Jerry Mader
-
Gertrude Baskerville - The Lady of Algonquin Parkby Gaye I. Clemson
-
-
Sisters Against the Seaby Ruth Milton
-
The Century and I : Memories of Cedar Falls and Beyondby Claud R Wynegar