Perspectus seeking Welsh to purchase lots of land in East Tennessee from the proprietors William Bebb, G. Williams, William and John Roberts Jones, Samuel and Richard Roberts.

After Samuel Roberts' ill-fated attempt at forming a Welsh colony in Tennessee, others from Wales would help develop the state's fledgling iron and coal industry. This book tells how they became Knoxville's largest employer, started the Dixie Eisteddfod, and got involved in an armed insurrection over the use of convicts in the mines.

• The work is written in an accessible fashion. • It uses biographies to give readers an interesting and useful overview of the history and development of the United States. • It could give Welsh readers a sense of pride in the achievements of Welsh people and their descendants • It clarifies for American readers the motivation and achievements of those of their ancestors who came from Wales, and demonstrates how valuable immigrants can be.