Dic Penderyn and the Merthyr Rising by Patric Morgan

Dic Penderyn and the Merthyr Rising by Patric Morgan

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Tidy Tales from Welsh History is a new series of humorous historical fiction for children that tell the famous tales of Wales in a fresh and entertaining way and are designed to make learning a laugh, facts fun and history hilarious.

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Dic Penderyn and the Merthyr Rising by Patric Morgan

If you've never heard of Dic Penderyn, where on earth have you been? In June 1831 Merthyr was the biggest town in Wales, where almost everyone worked in the coal and iron industries; but the people were angry about their low pay, expensive food and terrible working conditions. Now, when Merthyr people get angry, they can get 'tampin mad' (that's really, really angry) so, with miffed miners armed with their fists and a red flag on one side and the mega-rich coal owners, the ironmasters and the army on the other, the scene was set for the famous Merthyr Rising. It's a very Tidy Tale and, the amazing thing is, it's all true ...well most of it anyway.
Patric Morgan is an multi-award winning writer and magazine editor/publisher from Barry who was previously an English teacher in a south Wales secondary school. In 2014, together with his co-author Anthony Bunko, Patric jointly-created the hugely popular WalesOnCraic which has over 22,000 Facebook followers. Anthony Bunko is a bestselling author and playwright from Merthyr Tydfil, who once had a three-legged dog called 'Lucky'. Chris O'Keefe is a Merthyr-based illustrator who did not get any crayons stuck up his nose whilst drawing the pictures for this book, or so he says!
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ISBN 13 9781902719498
ISBN 10 1902719492
Title Dic Penderyn and the Merthyr Rising
Author Patric Morgan
Series Tidy Tales From Welsh History
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher St David's Press
Year published 2016-06-15
Number of pages 128
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.