In Ethiopia, Chris Bronson & Angela Lewis are on the hunt for the Ark of the Covenant. But it looks like their luck is running
...It is 1939 & peace has flourished since the Great War ended. But much has changed for the Deverill family & now a new generation
... What secrets are hidden within the walls of a desolate farmhouse in a forgotten corner of Lapland?
Early spring has
Once, the UKs farmers employed thousands of shepherds, but a slump in sheep farming has cut a swathe through their ranks; nowadays shepherds are virtually a thing of the past, & most flocks are herded by farmers on quad bikes.
The Last Shepherds follows hill shepherds Dave Baxter & Stewart & Gwen Wallace through the cycle of hill farming in the Cheviot Hills of Northumberland
- lambing in spring, haymaking, shearing in the summer, then autumn lamb sales & winter feeding.
This engrossing book is an extraordinary record of a vanishing way of life on Britains traditional hill farms.
Product information:
• ISBN: 9780233005126
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 256
• Author: Charles Bowden
• Publisher: Andre Deutsch
• Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.4 x 2.4cm