James Shaw Grant
James Shaw Grant (22 May 1910 - 28 July 1999) was a writer and journalist from the Isle of Lewis. He became editor of the Stornoway Gazette in 1932 following on from his father. In 1956 he broadcast A Gaelic capital on BBC Scotland, an audio tour of Stornoway. He wrote a number of books about crofting communities, such as the comic novel The Enchanted Island.
Books
- Highland Villages, 1977, Hale, ISBN 0709158866
- The Gaelic Vikings, 1984, James Thin, ISBN 0950837121
- Discovering Lewis & Harris, 1987, John Donald, ISBN 0859761851
- The Enchanted Island, 1989, J. S. Grant, ISBN 0950837148
- A Shilling for Your Scowl: The History of a Scottish Legal Mafia, 1991, Acair, ISBN 0861528980
- Morrison of the Bounty: A Scotsman - Famous But Unknown, 1997, Acair, ISBN 0861521978
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22 May 1910 |
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28 July 1999 |
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