iography is incomplete and does not contain a lot of the works used because several of the works were omitted because of their brevity or poor quality of scholarship and the author believes there are many more references he should have found. The book also contains a glossary because there are many different dialect terms used. Appendixes are also printed in this book that contain information on the diversity among the immigrants and the average size of the farms in the study areas. I believe one of the ways to improve this book would be to have actual photos in it. The pictures in the book are just drawing which do have the same effect as photographs. Giving the pictures in the book too would be another way to improve the book. These are some of the things I would do to improve the book.As a writer I would have to avoid a couple of things after reading this book. In terms of style, I would try to avoid referring back and forth from Europe and the New World as often as the author did because it just made the book more confusing. I think having a separate chapter on how it was in Ireland and the rest of Europe would be better instead of having to keep referring to between the two regions. In terms of research I don’t think I would use as many sources as the author did. I would choose not to do this because you sometimes will get information that is not as consistent when you have so many sources. These are two thing I would avoid as a writer after reading this book. Overall I though the book was well written and contained a lot of good quality information that is interesting. ...
