This fourth volume in the county history of Gwent/Monmouthshire deals with the explosion of industrial development from 1780 to the eve of the First World War, and as such is first authoritative treatment of the transformation of south-east Wales into a centre of the iron and coal industry.
This fourth volume in the Gwent Country History series focuses on the industrial revolution and the far-reaching changes it brought to the county. It features chapters on population and population movements; rural economy and society; communications and commerce; the iron, steel, and coal industries; the Chartist Movement; and more.