Reviews for History of the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie

The average rating for History of the Melton Mowbray Pork Pie based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-09-21 00:00:00 Chris Sperring This book gives a tremendous amount of insight into why things are they way they are in T&T and I'd highly recommend it as a must-read title to any T&T national. With that said, I deducted a star as Dr. Williams rambles a bit in some parts, particularly those with things like statistics of sugar prodution in the 1800s etc. Still a highly recommended book though

Review # 2 was written on 2020-07-26 00:00:00 William Garvin An excellent historic text. If you choose to read it, you must keep that in mind. Dr. Williams, on the eve of Trinidad independence, was convinced that his nation must have it's own history published. Dr. Williams then wrote it as the true historian that he was. Very well researched and thorough. The downsides for me was that it was extremely dry, despite how informative it was. It is also shaded with Dr. Williams convictions, as espoused in his PNM party's platform of the day, that many, if not most, of the problems in Trinidad were a result of poor British governance during the colonial period. For anyone wishing to study the history of Trinidad and Tobago, it is a must read. But, for the leisurely historian, it can be a cumbersome read to finish.