Download or read book The Entrepreneurial Society of the Rhondda Valleys 1840 1920 written by Richard Griffiths and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to examine in a systematic way the entrepreneurial society of the Welsh Valleys. Until now, almost everything written about the society created by the Welsh coal industry has been about the workers and the unions, and there has been a significant gap, which needed to be filled if a rounded picture of life in the south Wales valleys during the coal boom was to be achieved. The book looks at the various sources of wealth in the area - coal owning, railway building, possession of land in crucial areas, contracting, building, property development, shopkeeping - and at the various origins from which the first-generation entrepreneurs came. It then examines closely the networks of power and influence that built up among the second-generation entrepreneurs in the close and claustrophobic middle-class society of the Porth-Pontypridd area. Its method is to take one extended family central to that society, together with its vast network of friends and collaborators, and to examine in great detail, from original sources, the often hair-raising business methods of these people, as well as their conflicts of interest at times of industrial unrest. At the same time, the changes in Valleys life are mirrored in the history of this group: the original 'rags-to-riches' stories of so many of the first generation; the self-sufficient confidence of so many of the second generation, for whom the coal boom seemed bound to last for ever; and the gradual move, thereafter, out of the coal industry and down to the towns on the coast, just in time to avoid the decline of the industry.

Download or read book The Rhondda Valleys written by Evan David Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Rhondda Valleys Yesterday Today and Tomorrow written by John Thomas (of Rhondda.) and published by . This book was released on 1968* with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rhondda Voices written by Sean James Cameron and published by Tempus Pub Limited. This book was released on 2002 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This enthralling collection of memories records life in the Rhondda valleys from the late nineteenth century onwards. Drawn from a wide variety of sources, it includes the often humorous anecdotes of everyday life from local people, notes from the diary of a surveyor prospecting for coal, and extracts from a log book from the National School. All combine to create a unique picture of how life used to be. Accompanied by over 100 old photographs, experiences are recalled vividly; from work in the mines to celebrations and life in the valley duing wartime. A chance to reminisce for many, this valuble record of local history will offer newcomers an opportunity to understand how modern Rhondda has been shaped.

Download or read book Bread and Heaven written by S. E. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Rhondda Valleys written by Evan David Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Rhondda Valleys A Study in Industrial Development 1800 to the Present Day With Plates written by Evan David Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Rhondda Our Valley written by Brian Pattimore and published by Titan Inkorp Limited. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Father was a Welsh miner and worked in four mines before being disabled from the mines at the age of 19. I am writing this book in memory of my Father and all Miners. I am proud to be a miner's son in this book I hope to share some of the history of the Rhondda Valley along with some of my poetry. I live in Southampton but still have strong family ties with the Rhondda and return as often as I can. My Father was born in Dinas and I remember as a child I would play on the pipe going over the river to Dinas Station I can still visualize the row of miners cottages before they were pulled down and flats replaced them About the Author Hello I would like to introduce myself I am Brian Pattimore and come from a mining background from the Rhondda Valley. My Father was born in Dinas and my Mother was born in London moved to Wales during the war and met my Father. I was born in Bracknell Berkshire (cant help where I was born) but have always classed myself as Welsh. As a child I spent a lot of time in the Valleys growing up and stayed with my Uncle Davey and Aunty Mary at Harcombe Road Llwynypia. I still have family in the Rhondda and visit when I can. I always say that I'm going home I hope you enjoy this book a combination of facts about the Rhondda and some poems I have wrote about Wales. I am married to Ruth and have four daughters and eleven grandchildren

Download or read book Public Participation in the Rhondda Valleys written by and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Rhondda Valleys written by E. D. Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Rhondda Valleys written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Rhondda Valleys written by Evan David Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Merthur Rhondda and The Valleys written by Arthur Trystan Edwards and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Industrial Development of the Rhondda Valleys to 1910 written by Evan David Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Rhondda Valleys written by Civic Trust for Wales and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Writing the Rhondda written by Michael James Dixon and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Block Salt and Candles written by Mary Davies Parnell and published by Learning Links. This book was released on 1991 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parnell grew up in the Welsh Rhondda Valley. In this poignant memoir she recalls the life of that place in and around the corner shop run by her parents during the years of WWII. A colorful and joyful portrait of the people and of the place, valley and mountain, coal mine and farms, village and nearby school.