History : Montserrat

This pathfinder includes information about history for Montserrat.. For additional information about Montserrat at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov). The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Montserrat is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.

CNN INTERACTIVE - WORLD NEWS STORY PAGE: MONTSERRAT  (http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9612/01/montserrat.volcano/)
Montserrat residents warned of imminent volcano eruption in this archived news story from CNN.

DISASTER RECOVERY IN AN ON-GOING HAZARD SITUATION ON MONTSERRAT  (http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/qr/qr121.html)
In the eyes of Montserratians, the dome collapse was considered as a volcanic event but not a disastrous event.

MONTSERRAT  (http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=9882)
Provides a netLibrary ebook summary of subjects and information relating to Montserrat.

MONTSERRAT GEOGRAPHY - VOLCANO  (http://www.theodora.com/wfb/montserrat_geography.html)
Provides information about the volcano on the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean

NATURAL DISASTER PROFILE: MONTSERRAT  (http://www.cred.be/emdat/profiles/natural/montserr.htm)
The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters of the School of Public Health at the Catholic University of Louvain in Brussels, Belgium, presents information on natural disasters in Montserrat. To be considered a disaster, there must be 10 or more people reported killed, 100 people reported affected, a call for international assistance, or a declaration of a state of emergency. The center highlights the top 10 natural disasters, a chronology of natural disasters, and raw data for Montserrat.

AN OLD VOLCANO AWAKENS ON MONTSERRAT  (http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/vw_news/montserrat.html)
Archived story of the volcano in the Caribbean on the island of Montserrat.

OLIVER, EMANUEL BENJAMIN  (http://webpac.uvi.edu/imls/pi%5Fuvi/profiles1992/Educators/Oliver%5FEB/index.shtml)
Provides a brief biographical sketch of the life of Emanuel Benjamin Oliver from the digitized documents database of the University of the Virgin Islands.

RUSS FILMAN'S CARIBBEAN LITERATURE  (http://www.freenet.hamilton.on.ca/%7Eaa462/cariblit.html)
Presents summaries/reviews of selected literary works of notable Caribbean authors. Brief biographical sketches are also provided. Focuses on the Caribbean islands of Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.

VOLCANOES WEST INDIES - MONTSERRAT  (http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/west.indies/soufriere/govt/)
Provides information about the volcano on the island of Montserrat in the Caribbean.

WORLD STATESMEN: CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: MONTSERRAT  (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Montserrat.htm)
As part of World Statesmen, Ben M. Cahoon presents information about the heads of state and rulers of Montserrat since the late 1600s. Montserrat is a British possession. Cahoon includes images of the national flag, and links to a country map. A timeline of commissioners, administrators, deputy governors, chief ministers, governors, and other leaders of Montserrat is available.