Displaying 1 of 1 1987 Format: Book Author: Brasseaux, Carl A. Title: The founding of New Acadia : the beginnings of Acadian life in Louisiana, 1765-1803 / Carl A. Brasseaux. Publisher, Date: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [1987] ©1987 Description: xiv, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm illustration Subjects: Cajuns -- History. Cajuns -- Social life and customs. Louisiana -- History -- To 1803. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-222) and index. 434999 ; 435001 ; *435000 LCCN: 86020099 ISBN: 0807112968 Other Number: 14242173 System Availability: 2 # System items in: 2 # Local items: 2 # Local items in: 2 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Trade Reviews CHOICE ReviewOne of the most neglected ethnic groups in US history, the Acadian population of Louisiana, has finally received detailed scholarly study. Brasseaux (University of Southwestern Louisiana) covers the creation of Acadian frontier society in Nova Scotia, which survived for 100 years. He traces the dispersal of the inhabitants by the British in 1755; the exiles' agonizing sojourn in British colonies, Britain, and France; the immigration to Louisiana; and the creation of ``New Acadia.'' One of the most fascinating chapters in the book is devoted to the life-style of the Acadians in Nova Scotia and how it adapted to Louisiana, thus creating the Acadian, or ``Cajun,'' culture. Brasseaux also examines other facets of early Acadian life in Louisiana, such as their anticlericalism, relations with Indians, and their response to slavery. This is one of the most significant books on colonial Louisiana to be published in a decade. It is also valuable for its insight into the early history of Nova Scotia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. A must for college, university, and large public libraries.-J. Jackson, Southeastern Louisiana University Librarian's View Syndetics Unbound Displaying 1 of 1
