In the census records, he stated that he was born in Tennessee so we know that his father had to be one of these early pioneers of the eastern Tennessee mountains. KlappentextThe House of Abraham Phillips is a fictitious interpretation of the 1875 Lan Mine disaster in Gwaelod y Garth, South Wales.

If you have seen the Chris Monger/ Hugh Grant Film, The Englishman who climbed a hill and came down a mountain, will know what I speak of! Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included. This is a novel based soundly in historical fact, delving into the days of absolute poverty, when women and children men worked underground alongside their men. Steeped in the Old Testament, facing the impact of revivalism, Phillip Phillips seeks resolution for his own anguish.The earliest records were destroyed by rebels during the Civil War but an old plat book survived all the fires. A Mary Adams lived at first with Abraham's family and then took out her own land later, a mile south-east of his. Older articles are being reviewed with a view to bringing them into line with contemporary values but the original text will remain available for historical context. Susannah (1849-1885) stayed in Gwaelod-y-Garth, marrying a miner in 1871 and taking in Elizabeth when Abraham’s death led to the break up of the family. The flames spread quickly through the coal dust in the air so that men far from the initial blast were burned to death.

Told through the voice of Phillip Phillips, the second son of Abraham, who is haunted by his father’s action.The deeds show that Abraham signed the lease with a cross – perhaps evidence of his resentment that the document was written in English not Welsh. I can still hear them tell about how dissatisfied and unhappy he was after that and that he always talked of going back to Tennessee but he died in a few years. A poor condition book can still make a good reading copy but is generally not collectible unless the item is very scarce. We do not know how many were in the party moving with them, but a comparison of surnames from Cades Cove to the Clay County records shows many duplications. It was an arduous journey from Cades Cove through all the mountains in eastern Tennessee and the Cumberland Mountains in southern Kentucky.