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The Children of Aberfan: A Heart-Breaking True Story of Loss, Community and Courage

The Children of Aberfan: A Heart-Breaking True Story of Loss, Community and Courage

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General World HistoryBritish History

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PREORDER - Expected ship date November 3, 2026

ISBN10: 1800963041
ISBN13: 9781800963047
Publisher: Monoray
Published: Nov 3 2026
Pages: 208
Height: 0.52 Width: 5.00 Depth: 7.75
Language: English
The story of a tragedy never forgotten, and a community who came together to mourn.

The story of a tragedy never forgotten, and a community who came together to mourn a generation of children

In October 1966, a small Welsh mining village was hit by disaster. Heavy rain had been pounding the village for days and over time filled a tip containing coal waste, situated high above the village. Within minutes, the coal tip had slid down the mountain, engulfing a farm, several houses and a school, and ultimately killing 28 adults and 116 children. It was a man-made disaster, the likes of which had not seen before, and which attracted the attention of the world's media. Aberfan would become synonymous with tragedy as the small, close-knit village mourned the loss of an entire generation of children.

In The Children of Aberfan those who were actually there - rescuers, parents, teachers, neighbors and children - tell the full story of the tragic event. Moving and simply told, in the voices of the people on the ground, it is a story about a grieving community, about a disaster long foretold but ignored by those in power; and about the heroism and dignity of those who were left behind.

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