In "A History of Money in Barbados 1627-1973" Eric Armstrong attempts to tell the story of money in Barbados over a period of almost 350 years, spanning from Barbados' settlement to the establishment of the Central Bank of Barbados. The book succeeds in this regard as it provides a detailed examination of the ebb and flow of various monetary arrangements over that period and discusses some of the attendant complications of the changing monetary arrangments.