An excellent book for anyone who is interested in the history of Cardiff is River out of Eden by Jack Jones. Its out of print now but Abebooks is a wonderful site for finding out of print and old books. Over the years I have had at least 3 copies of this book and lent them out only never to get them back. I have managed to find another copy, so I wont go down that road again.
River out of Eden is probably one of the best books ever written about Cardiff during the 19th century. More fact than fiction it tells the story of the Regan family, Dan an Irish navvy working on Cardiff 's first dock, his wife Letty and their headstrong son "Taffy" Regan.
Dan's burning ambitions and his rise to power set amidst the background of Cardiff and it's surrounding areas presents to the reader a wealth of information and an enjoyable journey back into the past. as been described as one of the best books that describes the rise of Cardiff as a City. The characters are fictional, but the facts are real. A great story and an interesting way to learn the history of Cardiff.
River view here, sea view in Arradon, you were right!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recommendation. It sounds like a great book!
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Oh this sounds like a book worth checking out...Thanks for the information and the picture.
ReplyDeleteMy first efforts to find this book show it is available, but costly.
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That is an excellent way to put historical facts into perspective. I wish all our children's history books had been written that way.
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The way you had describe this book sounds like a wonderful and interesting book to read about your town.
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ReplyDeleteI love books like these, the ones which use real history as the background...but this book sounds expensive! You are right not to lend it out, I have had the same experience with lending out books. I never see them again.
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