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Klappentext A portrait of the changing economic and industrial landscape of Wales told by one of its most enthusiastic local historians. Zusammenfassung Merthyr Tydfil postmaster and local history enthusiast Charles Wilkins (1831–1913) examines the rise of a large-scale iron and steel industry throughout the region, and paints a social and economic portrait of Wales during a time of great transition. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. History of the iron, steel, and tinplate trades; 2. Aberdare in old days; 3. The beginning of Dowlais; 4. The first guest in his exile at Dowlais; 5. Anthony Bacon and the beginning of Cyfarthfa; 6. The Homfrays of Penydarren; 7. The Crawshay family; 8. Favourite poem of Richard Crawshay; 9. William Crawshay, the Iron King; 10. The riots at Merthyr Tydfil; 11. Sir John Josiah Guest, M.P., the Iron King; 12. Sir John Josiah Guest, Bart.; 13. The Homfrays, Formans, and Alderman Thompson, of Penydarren; 14. Sir John J. Guest; 15. Penydarren works; 16. The eminent men of Penydarren; 17. The Plymouth ironworks and the Hill family; 18. Plymouth works; 19. Abernant works; 20. Sir Richard Fothergill as M.P. for Merthyr Tydfil; 21. Tredegar; 22. The Rhymney works; 23. Ebbw Vale; 24. Blaenavon ironworks; 25. Beaufort iron works; 26. Manors of Miskin, Rhondda, etc.; 27. The Chain and Anchor works at Pontypridd; 28. Melingriffith and Pentyrch; 29. The leading men of early iron days; 30. Men of the iron age; 31. Dowlais after the death of Sir John J. Guest; 32. Farthfa after the death of William Crawshay; 33. Tinplate; 34. Aberavon and district; 35. The Llynvi Valley; 36. Maesteg works and neighbourhood; 37. Neath; 38. Briton Ferry; 39. Landore; 40. Swansea; 41. Carmarthenshire iron works and Mr. Raby; 42. Sir John Jones Jenkins; 43. Visit to a Morriston works; 44. Llanelly and its note-worthy men; 45. Cardiganshire tinplate works; 46. Bessemer and Siemens; 47. Dates of interest in connection with the tinplate industry in Glamorganshire and Carmarthenshire; 48. Wales the teacher; 49. The social life of our workers; 50. Old, and also extinct iron works; Appendix; List of subscribers; Index....
