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A History of Aberdare : a concise account

by Edwin Greening
Published originally in 1967

Contents
 

Introduction by Steven Graham

Edwin Greening : his life

Acknowledgements

Chapter  1: The Aberdare Valley: its formation

Chapter  2: Prehistoric Man in The Aberdare Valley

Chapter  3: The Aberdare Valley & District in the years 75 A.D. to 1091 A.D.

Chapter  4: The Norman Rule of the Aberdare area — 1091 to 1485

Chapter  5: History of the Aberdare valley — 1485 to 1759

Chapter  6: Industry in the Aberdare valley before 1759

Chapter  7: The Aberdare valley — The Great Change 1759–1837

Chapter  8: The Coming of the Coalowners to the valley 1837–1861

Chapter  9: Masters and Men in the Aberdare valley, 1800–1875

Chapter 10: The History of Religion, Culture and Education in Aberdare

Chapter 11: The History of Retail Co-operative Societies in the Aberdare valley

Chapter 12: The Aberdare valley — 1875 to 1901

Chapter 13: The Aberdare valley — 1901 to 1921

Chapter 14: Decline of the Coal Trade in the Aberdare valley, 1921–1926

Chapter 15: Collapse of the Coal Trade in the Aberdare valley, 1927–1939

Chapter 16: The Aberdare Valley in the Years 1939 to 1967

Bibliography