Rudiments of the Art of Constructing and Repairing Common Roads (1850)

This is a new and exciting book by a wonderful author, Alonzo Matthews. A native of Blaenavon (Welsh spellingaBlaenafon), Wales, he wanted to remember his roots and tell all the story of how Blaenavon grew from a tiny village into a world steel producer. The story tells of the fun, the trials and tribulations, and deaths of a strong and faithful people. But the story is not told by the people, it is told by the mountain that overlooks Blaenavon. The mountain tells about how it was destroyed by man. It tells how it saw its people be born, grow, live and die. It tells how it takes care of its own when the villagers, of all ages, come to it for eternity. The book follows the lives of many families over a 200-year history. This is a story that will make you happy, make you cry and make you downright mad at times, but gives you a living history of a very important time in Wales. Please come and sit with the mountain and listen.