James Shaw Grant

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1910 – 1999

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Who was James Shaw Grant?

James Shaw Grant 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.

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Born
May 22, 1910
Education
  • University of Glasgow
Died
Jul 28, 1999

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on July 23, 2013

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