The Acadians: A People's Story of Exile and Triumph (Signed) - Jobb, Dean W.

Clean, tight, unmarked; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; One the darkest events in Canadian history is replete with the drama of war, politics and untold human suffering. Starting in 1755, 10,000 people of French ancestry were expelled from their homes along Canada's east coast by a tyrannical British governor who acted with the complicity of American sympathizers. While some Acadians returned home to try to evade capture and forge a living, others made their way to the Spanish colony of Louisiana, where they farmed and fished and began the vibrant "Cajun" culture that is known around the world. Jobb has written a dramatic and compelling account of "Le grand derangement" - the event that was immortalized in Longfellow's famous poem "Evangeline." Jobb brings a cast of characters to life so vividly that the reader is immediately captured by their stories. This book is a bridge across the centuries for the descendants of a founding people of this nation, whose courage and resourcefulness still resonate in modern-day Acadie
Near Fine
Soft cover
John Wiley & Sons
2005
Mississauga, ON