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Alexander Cordell
Today's Western Mailk features an article by Claire Miller on the possibility of making a film of Rape of the Fair Country. Chris Barber, author and historian, ( www.blorenge-books.co.uk ) is determined to keep his promise to Cordell to get a film made. Apparently Stanley Baker tried back in the 60s and, in doing so, managed to save some Blaenavon landmarks (Blaenavon is now an UNESCO Heritage site) but failed to get backing for the film.
Gaynor
The Man from the Alamo sounds fascinating. It brought to mind the story of Katurah Brown, born in Llandyfaelog in 1827. She was illiterate and spoke only Welsh. When she was 20, she and her sweetheart, William Jones, were baptised into the Mormon church. In 1848, they married and in February 1849 they set out for Utah. It took 36 hours by boat to get to Liverpool, 8 weeks to cross the Atlantic, 8 days on the Mississippi, a further 15 on the Missouri (where William died from cholera leaving Katurah pregnant and alone). Her baby also died a few months after birth. In 1852 she finally got a wagon train to Salt Lake where she found work, learned to read and write and married a man named Vincent. One of their descendants is Dick Cheney's wife. What a story.
Many thanks for the heads up Gaynor