If the Irish Ran the World: Montserrat, 1630-1730. By Donald Harman Akenson (Montreal, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1997) 273 pp. $55.00 cloth $22.95 paper

@article{Solow1998IfTI,
  title={If the Irish Ran the World: Montserrat, 1630-1730. By Donald Harman Akenson (Montreal, McGill-Queen's University Press, 1997) 273 pp. \$55.00 cloth \$22.95 paper},
  author={Barbara Lewis Solow},
  journal={Journal of Interdisciplinary History},
  year={1998},
  volume={29},
  pages={324-326}
}
  • B. Solow
  • Published 1 October 1998
  • History
  • Journal of Interdisciplinary History
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