I Bought a Mountain - The Re-discovered Nature Classic

Informationen zum Autor THOMAS FIRBANK (1910-2000) was a Canadian/Welsh author, farmer, soldier and engineer. He enlisted during the Second World War and was awarded a Military Cross. After his marriage to Esmé Cummins ended, he gave her the Dyffryn farm. He only returned to Snowdonia in 1993 after a spell living in the Far East, and died in Llanrwst, North Wales. Klappentext WITH A FOREWORD BY PATRICK BARKHAM And an essay by Welsh hill farmer, Dafydd Morris-Jones 'One of the great no-holds-barred life-adventures in the wilds of the British landscape.' ADAM NICOLSON Written on the eve of the Second World War, this memoir tells the remarkable story of how 21-year-old Thomas Firbank decided on impulse to purchase a 2,400-acre hill farm in the rugged, inhospitable mountains of Snowdonia, and how he and his wife struggled to build it back into prosperity. The book became an international bestseller, selling over half-a-million copies worldwide and pioneered the genre of 'good life' rural escape literature. This new edition is introduced with a foreword by the award-winning nature writer, Patrick Barkham, and includes an afterword by contemporary Welsh sheep farmer, Dafydd Morris-Jones. I Bought a Mountain is a thrilling human tale of tragedy and triumph, as well as a portrait of a lost era when farming was a communal endeavour, offering precious insights into conservation and sustainability relevant for today. Vorwort Reissue of a bestselling classic that inspired a generation of 'good life' nature books Zusammenfassung Reissue of a bestselling classic that inspired a generation of 'good life' nature books

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Firbank, Firbank Thomas
• Publisher: Short Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.10.2022
• EAN: 9781780725604
• ISBN: 978-1-78072-560-4
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 124 mm x 196 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Memoirs, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / Animal Husbandry, Agriculture and farming, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs