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Author Griffiths, Richard, 1935-

Title The entrepreneurial society of the Rhondda Valleys, 1840-1920 : power and influence in the Porth-Pontypridd region / Richard Griffiths
Published Cardiff : University of Wales Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 352 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Preface; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Note on surnames; The SouthWales Coal Industry; 'A dogged will, a fixity of purpose, a tenacity ofspirit': Siamps Thomas (1817-1901); 'A blunt, straightforward, and from head to feet anhonest man': Richard Mathias (1814-1890); The Rhondda Second Generation:William Henry Mathias (1845-1922), a Rhondda Notable; The Rhondda Second Generation:Some Other Major Figures; W.H. Mathias and Local Government, 1886-1919; 'The history of the undertaking is rather peculiar':The Cowbridge-Aberthaw Railway and the Rhondda Connection, 1886-1892
Further peculiar undertakings:Windsor Colliery, Abertridwr and the Parc Newydd EstateHeroism or Negligence? Siamps Thomas andtheTynewydd Disaster, 1877; The Albion Disaster, 1894; The 1893 Hauliers' Strike; The 1898 Strike; 'One of the greatest of the Welsh coalowners':William James Thomas's business interests, 1900-1925; 'Ynyshir's most noted citizen, the Principality's mostnoble benefactor':William James Thomas's manybenefactions, and his later years; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary This is the first significant study of the entrepreneurial society created by the Welsh coal boom (most books up to now having concentrated upon the workers and the unions)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-331) and index
Notes English
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Subject HISTORY.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography.
Manners and customs
Politics and government
SUBJECT Rhondda Cynon Taff (Wales) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Rhondda Cynon Taff (Wales) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Rhondda Cynon Taff (Wales) -- Politics and government -- 19th century
Rhondda Cynon Taff (Wales) -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Subject Wales -- Rhondda Cynon Taff
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780708322918
0708322913
9781783164172
1783164174
1299200699
9781299200692