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01574aam a2200313Mi 4500 001 934FC566C58611EE87313A0825ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240207010021 008 050424s2022 enk 000 0 eng|d 020 $a 1780725256 020 $a 9781780725253 035 $a (OCoLC)1336715017 040 $a AU@ $b eng $c AU@ $d LMJ $d OCLCO $d IWB $d SILO 082 04 $a 942.9/25083092 $2 23 100 1 $a Firbank, author, Thomas. 245 10 $a I bought a mountain / $c Thomas Firbank. 260 $a London : $b Short books, $c 2022. 300 $a 319 pages ; $c 24 cm. 500 $a Originally published: London : Harrap, 1940. 500 $a 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 nd his wife struggled to build it back to prosperity. I bought a mountain is a thrilling human tale of tregedy 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. 650 0 $a Hill farming $z Snowdonia. $z Snowdonia. 650 0 $a Farmers $z Snowdonia $z Snowdonia $v Biography. 650 0 $a Farmers $z Canada $v Biography. 651 0 $a Snowdonia (Wales) $x Social life and customs $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Autobiographies. 941 $a 1 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20240207010415.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=934FC566C58611EE87313A0825ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search