North Wales Miners
North Wales Miners

Author: Keith Gildart

Publisher:

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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A scholarly analysis of social, political and industrial change in the working-class mining communities of North Wales, 1945-1996, comprising an appreciation of the miner's quest for self-identity and the contribution of trade union activities to changing the face of 20th century British politics. 14 black-and-white photographs.

Welsh Americans
Welsh Americans

Author: Ronald L. Lewis

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 0807832200

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This title discusses Welsh miners, American coal, and the construction of ethnic identity. In 1890, more than 100,000 Welsh-born immigrants resided in the United States. The majority of them were skilled labourers from the coal mines of Wales who had been recruited by American mining companies.

The South Wales Miners
The South Wales Miners

Author: Ben Curtis

Publisher: University of Wales Press

Published: 2013-05-15

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 0708326129

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A political history of the south Wales miners, their industry and society, in a tumultuous period of crisis and struggle.

Report
Report

Author: Commonwealth Shipping Committee

Publisher:

Published: 1911

Total Pages: 856

ISBN-13:

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History on Our Side
History on Our Side

Author: Hywel Francis

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13: 9781910448151

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In this very personal history, Hywel Francis has a unique insight into both individual experiences and the national politics of the strike. A new chapter in this re-issued book shows that the Welsh miners were in a unique position to forge an alliance with the Lesbian and Gays Support the Miners Group, as represented in the film Pride.