Roy, James Charles

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ROY, James Charles

ROY, James Charles. American, b. 1945. Genres: Adult non-fiction. Career: Journalist and author of nonfiction. Time Inc., New York, NY, staff journalist, 1967-70; Allagash Group, Bath, ME, editor, 1970-72; independent scholar and writer, 1972-. Photographer. Publications: The Road Wet, the Wind Close: Celtic Ireland, 1986; Islands of Storm=Eileán annraidh (bilingual Gaelic and English), 1991; (ed. with J.L. Pethica) To the Land of the Free from This Land of Slaves: Henry Stratford Persse's Letters from Galway to America, 1821-1832, 1998; The Vanished Kingdom: Travels through the History of Prussia, 1999; The Fields of Athenry: A Journey through Irish History, 2001; The Back of Beyond: A Search for the Soul of Ireland, 2002. Author of scholarly papers. Contributor to newspapers and periodicals. Address: PO Box 641, Newburyport, MA 01950, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]