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| ISBN | Cover | Title | Author | Publisher | Year | Description | Ref. |
| 0861528980 | no image available | Shilling for Your Scowl, A | Grant, James Shaw | Acair | 1992 | This is the biography of Donald Munro, who was the Factor (the representitive of the landowner) of Lewis and one of only 2 solicitors on the island. The book deals with the social structure, politics and economics of the area in the mid 19th century. | 531 |
| 1841580554 | Tales and Traditions of the Lews | Macdonald, Donald | Birlinn | 2000 | The history of the island of Lewis is told through the old tales and traditions. Over 60 essays cover subjects such as rituals and the Brahan Seer. | 16 | |
| 0861529081 | no image available | Diary 1851 | Mackenzie, John Munro | Acair | 1994 | This is the 1851 diary of John Munro Mackenzie who was the Factor (the representitive of the landowner) of Lewis. | 532 |
| 0861528603 | no image available | Crofters' War, The | Macphail, I.M.M. | Acair | 1989 | The Scottish system of crofting has gone through many crises and this book describes the Crofters` War of the late 19th century. | 534 |
| 0861520254 | no image available | Hebridean Naturalist, A | Cunningham, Peter | Acair | 1979 | A study of the Hebrides` natural history, especially birds, together with information on the social history of the area. | 696 |
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Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist | Shaw, Margaret Fay | Birlinn | 1999 | A collection of photographs, stories, songs, medicinal cures, folklore and other examples of Gaelic culture on South Uist. First published in 1955. | 702 |
| 1897784430 | no image available | Hebridean Memories | Gordon, Seton | Neil Wilson Publishing | 1995 | A study of the Hebrides after World War I, including material on the people and the wildlife. | 704 |
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School in South Uist, A: Reminiscences of a Hebridean Schoolmaster, 1890-1913 | Rea, Frederick G. | Birlinn | 2003 | The memoirs of a teacher in South Uist in the 1890s. | 714 |
| 0534633242 | no image available | Scottish Crofters: A Historical Ethnography of a Celtic Village | Parman, Susan | Wadsworth | 2004 | This study of the crofting community of Geall in the Hebrides deals with its culture and history and how it relates to the culture and history of Scotland, England and Europe. | 937 |
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Very Civil People, A: Hebridean Folk History and Tradition | Campbell, John Lorne; Cheape, Hugh (ed.) | Birlinn | 2004 | John Lorne Campbell lived on the Hebridean island of Canna from 1938 to his death in 1996. This collection of essays written between 1935 and 1975 offers many insights into Gaelic culture and everyday life in the Hebrides. The essays include his own observations and the results of his research into the traditions of this part of the country. | 1202 |