The Shepherd's Life

The Shepherd's Life: A People's History of the Lake District by James Rebanks, Doubleday Canada, First Edition, Canadian First, Hardcover, 2015. 

The author describes his family's farm in the Lakes District of nprthwest England. Here he raises sheep as did his father and grandfather befopr him. He goes into detail about the various tasks involved, including breeding. A way of life going back at least several hundred years.