Founding of New Acadia The Beginnings of Acadian Life in Louisiana, 1765-1803

Name: Founding of New Acadia The Beginnings of Acadian Life in Louisiana, 1765-1803
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ISBN: 9780807120996

ISBN-10: 0807120995

ISBN-13: 9780807120996

Edition: N/A

Authors: Carl A. Brasseaux

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In this penetrating study, Carl Brasseaux looks beyond long-standing mythology to provide a critical account of early Acadian culture in Louisiana and the reasons for its survival. He convincingly dispels many received notions about the routes Acadians traveled from Nova Scotia to Louisiana, their original settlement sites, and the patterns of their subsequent migrations within the state, and closely examines the relations of Louisiana's Acadians with their black, Spanish, Indian, and Creole neighbors. In adapting to subtropical Louisiana, with its turmoil of alternating French and Spanish regimes, the Acadians exhibited industry, pragmatism, individualism, and the ability to close ranks in…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Publisher: LSU Press
Publication date: 2/1/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English