Charles Wilkins (1831 1913) was a Welsh postmaster and librarian
who had a deep interest in local and regional history, especially
of the town of Merthyr Tydfil where he lived. He wrote prolifically
for many of the local newspapers, and produced histories of the
town, Welsh literature, and the region's coal trade before tackling
this work, published in 1903, which examines the rise of the iron
and steel industries across the region, and gives a lively account
of the notable families who were behind this industrial expansion
from the eighteenth century onwards. Wales was a hub of steel, iron
and tin production, which became much in demand during the
Industrial Revolution. Wilkins also considers the workers' lives,
devoting space to the riots of 1831, and paints a broad social and
economic portrait of Wales at a time of great transition.
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