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Aberfan : a story of survival, love and community in one of Britain's worst disasters / Gaynor Madgwick ; with Greg Lewis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Madgwick, Gaynor, 1958- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Madgwick, Gaynor, 1958-.
- Madgwick, Gaynor.
- Coal mine accidents.
- Coal mine accidents--Wales--Aberfan.
- Aberfan Disaster, Aberfan, Wales, 1966.
- Disasters.
- Disasters--Case studies.
- Spoil bank failures.
- Spoil bank failures--Wales--Aberfan.
- Aberfan (Wales).
- Aberfan (Wales)--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Aberfan
- Place of Publication:
- London : Y Lolfa, 2017.
- Summary:
- "On 21 October 1966, thousands of tonnes of coal tip waste slid down a mountainside and devastated the mining village of Aber-fan. The black mass crashed through the local school. 144 people were killed. 116 were schoolchildren. Gaynor Madgwick was there. She was eight and severely injured. In this book, Gaynor tells her own story and interviews people affected by the day's events."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five
- Chapter Six
- Chapter Seven
- Chapter Eight
- Chapter Nine
- Chapter Ten
- Chapter Eleven
- Chapter Twelve
- Chapter Thirteen
- Chapter Fourteen
- Chapter Fifteen
- Chapter Sixteen
- Chapter Seventeen
- Chapter Eighteen
- Chapter Nineteen
- Chapter Twenty
- Chapter Twenty-One
- Chapter Twenty-Two
- Chapter Twenty-Three
- LLUNIAU.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781784613266 (electronic book)
- OCLC:
- 1342502171
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