From Migrant to Acadian

From Migrant to Acadian
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 668
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ISBN-10 : 0773526994
ISBN-13 : 9780773526990
Rating : 4/5 (990 Downloads)

Book Synopsis From Migrant to Acadian by : N.E.S. Griffiths

Download or read book From Migrant to Acadian written by N.E.S. Griffiths and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2005 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite their position between warring French and British empires, European settlers in the Maritimes eventually developed from a migrant community into a distinctive Acadian society. From Migrant to Acadian is a comprehensive narrative history of how the Acadian community came into being. Acadian culture not only survived, despite attempts to extinguish it, but developed into a complex society with a unique identity and traditions that still exist in present day Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.


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