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- Acadian Odyssey
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Louisiana State University Press
summary
First published in 1955, Oscar Winzerling's Acadian Odyssey has remained unsurpassed as a study of the exodus of 1755.
Following their eviction from Nova Scotia by the English, many hundreds of Acadians spent years in various seaport concentration camps in England before reuniting with their fellow exiles in the port cities of France. In 1783, the refugees
Based upon original documents uncovered by the author in European national and private archives, Acadian Odyssey details the history of the Cajun people, whose traditions and beliefs stand as a cultural cornerstone of the state of Louisiana.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. xiii-2
- I. Exile without End
- pp. 3-22
- II. The Acadian Exiles in England
- pp. 23-35
- VII. Disillusioned Acadians, 1777
- pp. 80-89
- VIII. Peyroux de la Coudrenière
- pp. 90-108
- IX. Aranda Achieves Removal of the Acadians
- pp. 109-129
- XI. The New Acadia in Louisiana
- pp. 154-162
- Appendixes
- pp. 199-206
- Bibliography
- pp. 207-216
Additional Information
ISBN
9780807159286
Related ISBN(s)
9780807159293, 9780807159309
MARC Record
OCLC
905784912
Pages
260
Launched on MUSE
2015-03-28
Language
English
Open Access
No