The Fire People
Electronic book text
Set in the ironmaking town of Merthyr Tydfil, The Fire People is the
story of Dic Penderyn who in 1831 became the first Welsh Martyr of the working class. Hanged for a crime that he did not commit, his story is told in this powerful novel which describes the events which took place during the famous Merthyr Tydfil riots of 1831.Buy now!
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- ISBN: 9781473603516
- Author: Alexander Cordell
- Pub date: 07.08.14
- RRP: $13.99
- Format: Electronic book text
Author
Alexander Cordell
Alexander Cordell was born in Ceylon in 1914, was educated mainly in China and joined the army in 1932. After WWII, during which he served in France, he became a civil servant, spending three years in Hong Kong.
He wrote more than thirty novels including the highly acclaimed 'Mortymer Trilogy' - The Rape of the Fair Country, The Hosts of Rebecca and Song of the Earth. He died on 13 November 1997 aged eighty-threeOther books by the author
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