Cwmardy
Published on 23. January 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-910409-38-1 (ISBN)
Description
The first of Lewis Jones' two epic industrial novels of the 1930s. Big Jim, collier and ex-Boer War soldier, and his partner Sian endure the impact of strikes, riots and war, while their son Len emerges as a sharp thinker and dynamic political organiser. Cwmardy paints a graphic portrait of the casual exploitation, tragedy and violence as well as the political hope and humanity of South Wales industrial workers from the 1900s to the 1930s.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cardigan
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 142 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
364 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-910409-38-1 (9781910409381)
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Born in Clydach Vale in 1897, Lewis Jones began work underground at the age of twelve. He worked for the National Unemployed Workers' Movement, was elected a County Councillor in 1936, and died in 1939 after a day of speaking at numerous public meetings in support of the Spanish Civil War.