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Surviving Aberfan: The People's Story, Paperback / softback Book

Surviving Aberfan: The People's Story Paperback / softback

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Britain and the world were shocked in October 1966 by live television pictures coming from a small mining village in Wales.

They showed a human tragedy unfolding after thousands of tons of coal waste fell from a mountainside onto its primary school and surrounding houses.

The majority of the 144 people killed were children under 12. After more than 50 years the survivors of that disaster -- among the worst in Britain's peacetime history -- still live with painful memories and all-too-real after effects.

In this first ever oral history of the tragedy, people who were there tell their stories, some speaking publicly for the first time.

Built around 27 extensive interviews, Surviving Aberfan is a story of official neglect and betrayal, horror and great sadness.

But it also demonstrates how courage, hope and effort can rebuild a devastated community and move forward.

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