America, the Civil War and Me - A journey into the heart of Welsh America — A journey into the heart of Welsh America

Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description

Yn 1998, treuliodd yr awdur saith mis yn ymweld ag archifau, llyfrgelloedd a meysydd y gad yn America yn ystod ei ymchwil i ddoethuriaeth ar ran y Cymry yn y Rhyfel Cartref.

Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description

This book traces a journey the author undertook over a period of seven months in 1998, when he visited archives, libraries and battlefields across America while conducting doctoral research on the Welsh in the Civil War.

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Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography

After more than twenty years as a history teacher in secondary schools, followed by several years as a consultant, he decided to take the risk and apply for a senior lecturer position at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. Taking this step led him to reconsider his academic work, particularly his doctoral theses on the Welsh in the history of the American Civil War. From this came the idea of combining his academic research with his personal experiences of travelling across America to create a new book in which the historian and the traveller coexist, giving expression to ‘the voice of a little boy from Cwm-twrch’.

Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review

Huw Griffiths meets a large number of people of Welsh descent. Although several of them have been assimilated into American society fo generations, they nevertheless remain proud of their Welsh connection. This is a personal story told in the company of a witty and self-satirical author, enriched by interesting observations on different locations and entertaining cameos from the people he meets. The book also offers an insight into his research. The events and characters of the Civil War shape the course of those months, and every detail is of immense interest to him. “In a wider sense, [the American Civil War] was a battle over the ideas of freedom, equality and the role of government – questions that continue to echo to this day. And the Welsh were deeply caught up in all this hullabaloo. My role was to reveal their story.” – Huw Griffiths