At one time, the world’s ships and trains created a huge demand for steam coal – and the best coal in the world was in Cwm Rhondda – one of the South Wales Valleys. Dozens of pits opened, and thousands of workers flowed into the area. They created massive wealth . . . but not for everyone.

• Cover
• The Black Pit of Tonypandy
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Maps of Tonypandy
• The Families
• Chapter 1 - August 1910
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 9
• Chapter 10
• Chapter 11
• Chapter 12
• Chapter 13
• Chapter 14
• Chapter 15
• Chapter 16
• Chapter 17
• Chapter 18
• Chapter 19
• Chapter 20
• Chapter 21
• Chapter 22
• Chapter 23
• Chapter 24
• Author's note
• Bibliography
• Novels steeped in history
• The Darkest of Days
• The Empty Room
• The Iron Dam
• The Moon is Red
• Under the Welsh Not
• The Crown in the Quarry
• Black River
• The Dragon in the Castles