1. Acadians People of the Maritimes by Henri-Dominique Paratte (Revised and Expanded Edition), Nimbus Publishing (1998 Second Edition). Condition: Excellent - New -
PRICE: $25
- Content: Henri-Dominique Paratte
traces the origins of the Acadians in France, their settlement and
cultural patterns throughout the Maritime (New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia) region and their expulsion in 1755. The return to the Maritimes
and their Acadian
contributions to the region up to time this book was published.Contained are photos of well known Acadians as well as biographies. The author of this very interesting book has been actively involved in Acadian and Canadian cultural renaissance for many years. A professor at Acadia University he has taught Acadian studies. 225 pages.
2.
Acadians (The) A People's Story of Exile and Triumph by Dean Jobb, John Wiley and Sons, Ltd., Publishing (2005). Condition: Excellent - New -
PRICE: $25
- From the author: This is the story of one of the great crimes of history, a brutal act of
genocide committed two and a half centuries ago.More than 10,000 men,
women and children were removed from their homeland at gunpoint and sent
into exile. They were stripped of the farms that ad nurtured and
sustained their families for four generations. Their homes and most of
their possessions were destroyed. Five thousand of these unfortunate
people, maybe more, died of disease and deprivation or perished in
shipwrecks...
- The deportation was a deliberate attempt to destroy a
people and wipe out a distinct culture. It failed. The Acadians were
too tough and too resilient. Today, there are an estimated 3 million
Acadian descendants worldwide... Thousands of deportees made their way
to Louisiana, where "Acadian" was transmuted to "Cajun," and the new
surroundings forged a distinct culture although true to its northern
roots. More than half-a-million Americans, most of them in Louisiana and
eastern Texas, are descendants of those refugees...
The people
survived against incredible odds. They preserved a vibrant culture, a
zest for life, and a deep respect for their heritage. This is a story of
the triumph of the human spirit in the face of cruelty and unimaginable
hardship. 296 pages.
3.
An Unsettled Conquest The British Campaign Against The Peoples of Acadia by Geoffrey Plank, University of Pennsylvania Press (2001). Condition: Excellent -
PRICE: $25
- Content: The former French colony of Acadia—permanently renamed Nova Scotia by
the British when they began an ambitious occupation of the territory in
1710—witnessed one of the bitterest struggles in the British empire.
Whereas in its other North American colonies Britain assumed it could
garner the sympathies of fellow Europeans against the native peoples, in
Nova Scotia nothing was further from the truth. The Mi'kmaq, the native
local population, and the Acadians, descendants of the original French
settlers, had coexisted for more than a hundred years prior to the
British conquest, and their friendships, family ties, common Catholic
religion, and commercial relationships proved resistant to
British-enforced change. Unable to seize satisfactory political control
over the region, despite numerous efforts at separating the Acadians and
Mi'kmaq, the authorities took drastic steps in the 1750s, forcibly
deporting the Acadians to other British colonies and systematically
decimating the remaining native population.
- The story of the removal of the Acadians, some of whose descendants are the Cajuns of
Louisiana, and the subsequent oppression of the Mi'kmaq has never been
completely told. In this first comprehensive history of the events
leading up to the ultimate break-up of Nova Scotian society, Geoffrey
Plank skillfully unravels the complex relationships of all of the groups
involved, establishing the strong bonds between the Mi'kmaq and
Acadians as well as the frustration of the British administrators that
led to the Acadian removal, culminating in one of the most infamous
events in North American history. Hard cover: 239 pages.
4.
Canadian Saga The Incredible Journey by Joseph A. Maillet, Canuck Publishing - Hammonton, New Jersey (2001). Condition: Excellent -
PRICE: $25
- Content: Eager to get away from his oppressive orphanage in Paris, thirteen year
old Jacques enlists in the French Army for duty in Port Royal, Canada.
Follow this true-to-life saga as he meets the beautiful Magdelaine and
then is forced to leave his beloved French Canada when exiled with other
Acadian French neutrals to a life of servitude in the American
colonies.160 pages.
5.
Cheticamp History and Acadian Traditions by Anselme Chiasson, Breton Books, Wreck Cove, Nova Scotia (1998). Condition: Excellent - New -
PRICE $25
- Here is the story of an extraordinary people -- the Acadians of Cape Breton Island. Witten with clarity and love, and hailed as a rare local history with wide appeal, Cheticamp is an extremely well-informated history, folklore and guide to this little know corner of the Maritimes.
- The undeclared capital of Acadian Cape Breton, Cheticamp is the centre of a distinct culture with its own songs, stories, and approach to religion, business and education. From the settlers in the 1780's to the community today, this book is pasisonate, informative and entertaining. 275 pages.
6.
Our French-Canadian Ancestors Volume 1 Revised by Thomas J. Laforest, The LISI Press, Palm Harbor, Florida (1993).Condition: Very Good -
PRICE: $25
- Content: Ancestral biographies of the oldest of the French-Canadian families as follows: Nicolas Audet dit Lapointe, Damien Berube, Pierre Blais, Pierre Blanchet, Guillaume Couture, Gregoire Deblois, Antoine Dionne dit Sansoucy, Julien Fortin dit Bellefontaine, Gagnon, Antoine Lacasse, Francois Lavergne, Nicolas Leroy, Etienne Lessard, Robert Levesque, Nicolas Paquin, Pierre Paradis, Leonard Pilote, Jean-Baptiste Pothier, Rene Rheaume, Pierre Rondeau, Simon Savard, Etiene Trudeau,Paul Vachon, Nicolas Veilleux. 300 Pages.
7.
Our French-Canadian Ancestors Volume 3 Revised by Thomas J. Laforest, The LISI Press, Palm Harbor, Florida (1985).Condition: Very Good -
PRICE: $25
- Content: Biographies of the following families: Allard, Bauche dit Morency, Bouchard, Campagna, Charles dit Lajeunesse, Crete, Dagenais, Duguay, Gravel, Gueret dit Dumont, Lalonde, Legendre, Lerige dit Laplante, Le Roy dit Audy, Letourneau, Levasseur, Marcotte, Mercier, Parrot, Pasquier dit Lavallee, Plamondon, Prou(lx), Quentin dit Lafontaine, Tremblay. 285 pages.
8.
Mason Wade, Acadia and Quebec, The Perception of an Outsider edited by N.E.S. Griffiths and G. a. Rawlyk, Carleton University Press Incorporated (1991). Conditon: Very Good -
PRICE: $25
- Essays written by the controversial but significant historian Mason Wade
provide his last important work on the Maritimes. Also included is a
biography of Wade, an analysis of his enduring importance as an
historian and a select bibliography.
9.
Preserving The Past, A History of Cascumpec - Fortune Cover 1779-1979, by J. Arthur Hudson and S. Jean Meggison, Williams & Crue, Ltd., Publisher, Summerside, Prince Edward Island (1979). Condition: Good
PRICE: $25
- The book was signed to a father for his 82nd birthday from his daughter. Front cover has a crease down the middle. The book has been read a great deal and both the front and back cover show this.
- Content: There is a great deal of information about the families living in this area during those years. This chapter is accurately named "Family Tree". This chapter beings on page 259 and ends on 412. It is about the many families living in the are who were not only Acadian but English, Irish etc. 412 pages.
10.
Nova Scotia, Shaped By The Sea - A Living History by Lesley Choyce, Penguin Books Publisher ((1996). Condition: Very Good -
Price: $25
- The history of Nova Scotia is an amazing story
of a land and people shaped by the waves, the tides, the winds and the
wonder of the North Atlantic. Lesley Choyce weaves the legacy of this
unique coastal province, piecing together the stories written in the
rocks, the wrecks, and the record books of human glory and human error. 296 pages.
11.
Two Beginnings, A Brief Acadian History by Alphonse Deveau, Lescarbot Publications (1992). Condition: Excellent -
PRICE: $25
- This work is translated summary of a two part volume entitled "Notre Heritage acadien" published in 1980. This book was irst published in 1980 under the same title "Two Beginnings" A Brief Acadian History."
- Photographs and Chapter XIII have been added and minor changes made in other chapters>
- Professor J. Alphonse Deveau is the renowned author of 14 major books and numerous articles on Acadian HIstory. He is the founder and first director of Le Centre acadien de l'Universite Sainte-Anne. He received an Honorary Doctorate in History from the university located at Church Point, Nova Scotia. Retiring after 35 years in teaching, he has devoted most of his time and energy to historical research and writing. 135 pages.
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