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I Bought A Mountain

paperback – January 1, 1981
by Firbank, Thomas
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ISBN-13: 9780450000492 ISBN-10: 0450000494
Publisher
New English Library
Binding
paperback
Published
January 1, 1981
Weight
0.3 lbs
Dimensions
0.00×0.00×0.00 cm

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I Bought A Mountain by Firbank, Thomas. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780450000492.

This is the true story of Thomas Firbank who, in 1933 purchased a 2400 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 neighbors. Having built up to a healthy stock of 3000 sheep, they made improvements to the house and then rented more land...