The Last Horsemen is the inspiring story of John Dodd and his family, who have lived on Sillywrae Farm—the last farm in Britain to be worked by horses—for more than 150 years. Telling the inspirational story of a year in the life of John Dodd, his family, and the farm, this book compellingly evokes the beauty of the countryside. With a farming industry that seems to lurch from crisis to crisis, learning from people who have chosen an alternative way of life becomes ever more important. The Last Horsemen is a truly inspirational opportunity to view first-hand scenes rarely played out in Britain's countryside in the 21st century.
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Charles Bowden is a Northumberland farmer's son who read English at Oxford before joining Thomson Newspapers in Newcastle. He was agricultural editor of the Newcastle Journal from 1975 to 1985 when he moved to Tyne Tees Television to produce the weekly farming programme they made for ITV. Since 1988 he has worked as an independent producer making over 150 programmes about farming, rural issues and wildlife for the BBC and regional ITV companies. He launched and edited the quarterly magazine of the Northumberland and Newcastle Society and served on the North-East committee of the National Trust for nine years. He lives in Northumberland, very close to Sillywrae Farm.
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By Wayne Cooper
Format:Hardcover
This review is for the hardcover edition measuring 9 1/2 X 6 1/4 having 242 pages and MANY photos, both colour and B/W in 4 sections.
Beautifully crafted book and a subject worth writing about plus a gifted writer equals a superb book.
I couldn't put this book down. The story of a year in the life of old time farming in the modern world just left me speechless.
What a charming story and what a great story to compliment our hectic minute to minute world.
Life, slow and gentle and all things natural....both good and bad we hear of the daily and seasonal changes of routines in the life of real life farmer John Dodd.
His love of the land and his Clydesdale horses run seamlessly through this tale of his part in his family's 150 year history on Sillywrea...the farm.
If country living is in your blood or you're just plain interested in the old style of living you'll enjoy this book.
Highly recommended.
Beautifully crafted book and a subject worth writing about plus a gifted writer equals a superb book.
I couldn't put this book down. The story of a year in the life of old time farming in the modern world just left me speechless.
What a charming story and what a great story to compliment our hectic minute to minute world.
Life, slow and gentle and all things natural....both good and bad we hear of the daily and seasonal changes of routines in the life of real life farmer John Dodd.
His love of the land and his Clydesdale horses run seamlessly through this tale of his part in his family's 150 year history on Sillywrea...the farm.
If country living is in your blood or you're just plain interested in the old style of living you'll enjoy this book.
Highly recommended.
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