This Proud and Savage Land

This is a story based on the truth. It is a sad fact that in the 1800s life was cheep british workers may not have been slaves as such, there were no chains and whips, unless you had comited a crime like stealing a stale loaf of bread, because your family had nothing. Worth reading if like me you love industrial history, this gives you an idea wghat it could be like in the south wales mining and iron works valeys. The english get the blame but i belive it was no diferent in yourkshire or scotland.

just the book i was looking for first class service.

The prequel to The Mortymer Trilogy.A very welcome to the series and explains the back story of The Family Mortymer.

good read about welsh life 180 years ago

Great read anyone reading this should visit big pit and iron works Blanavon and get fair idea of how Cordell books so close to what was fact great read

I bought this for my husband and he absolutely loved it. It's only small so didn't take an age to read but the vocabulary, he said, was wonderful. We purchased the other books in the trilogy and they have been almost as brilliant

A truly great insight into 19th century life and work in Wales. The Author takes you along with him on his journey through industrialised Wales. Merthyr, Neath, Blaeanafon and more.

A wonderful insight into the deprivation caused by the exploitation of the people at the beginning of the industrial revolution.A sad commentary exposing the evils of greed.