2 edition of personal account of the politics and history of the British Virgin Islands in the 20th Century found in the catalog.
personal account of the politics and history of the British Virgin Islands in the 20th Century
H. R. Penn
Published
1991
by H.R. Penn in [Road Town, British Virgin Islands?]
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Written in
Edition Notes
Cover title: Memoirs of H.R. Penn.
| Other titles | Memoirs of H.R. Penn. |
| Statement | by H.R. Penn. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | F2129 .P46 1991 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 72 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 72 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL1646350M |
| LC Control Number | 91202791 |
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