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The Shepherd
A book of this grade is generally well kept and is in good shape to read and store. Sturdy spine, all pages intact physically. Solid cover. Might have acceptable shelve wear. Might, rarely, have very limited notes.
Hardcover
Published January 1, 1983
About the author
John Seymour
111 books149 followersJohn Seymour was an idealist - he had a vision of a better world where people aren't alienated from their labours. As a young man, he travelled all over Africa and fought in Burma in World War II. Returning penniless to England, he lived in a trolley bus and on a Dutch sailing barge before settling on a five-acre smallholding in Suffolk to lead a self-sufficient life. He continued this lifestyle with his companion Angela Ashe on the banks of the River Barrow in County Wexford, Ireland. The two had built up the smallholding from scratch over 19 years. In his last years John, Angela and William Sutherland had been running courses in self-sufficiency from their home at Killowen, New Ross. The courses were taken by students from all over the world, who come to Killowen to learn about his lifestyle and philosophies at first hand.
He was the author of over 40 books, including the best-selling The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency, and he had made numerous films and radio programmes. Most of his later writing and public campaigning had been devoted to country matters, self-sufficiency and the environment.
In the last 18 months, he was back on his beloved Pembrokeshire farm with his daughter Ann, telling stories to his grandchildren and writing rhyming poetry, with an acerbic wit that was his last weapon against what he saw as our destructive era.
He was the author of over 40 books, including the best-selling The Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency, and he had made numerous films and radio programmes. Most of his later writing and public campaigning had been devoted to country matters, self-sufficiency and the environment.
In the last 18 months, he was back on his beloved Pembrokeshire farm with his daughter Ann, telling stories to his grandchildren and writing rhyming poetry, with an acerbic wit that was his last weapon against what he saw as our destructive era.
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June 21, 2022
A fun little book that I enjoyed all the more for my own experience with sheep.
It goes through the work of the lowland sheep farmers as well as the hill shepherds and talks about the differences between the different kinds of sheep keeping.
It goes through the work of the lowland sheep farmers as well as the hill shepherds and talks about the differences between the different kinds of sheep keeping.
March 12, 2017
I wish I could give 3.5 stars. This is a sweet little book on the life is sheep & shepherds in England.
November 11, 2016
A book detailing the work of English sheep farmers in three sections: Mountain Shepherds, who breed the healthiest rams and ewes in the toughest conditions for further breeding; Lowland Shepherds, who fatten lambs for sale, and also breed sheep as end products; and the working relationship of Man and Dog which has created a phenomenally well-developed communication system, working as a team even out of sight of each other and half a mile away.
This was the second time I have read the book. I found it more interesting the first time, when so much of it was new to me.
This was the second time I have read the book. I found it more interesting the first time, when so much of it was new to me.
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