Brault has ably managed to weave the dual history of French Canadians -- Acadians and Québécois -- into the fabric of his account of the history and development of Franco-American culture and its contemporary situation. Drawing upon historical works and the literature of the period, the author provides a detailed description of early life in Quebec and Acadia and analyses the forces which led to migration in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Brault is himself an American of French-Canadian descent. A brief account of his own family history provides important insights into the experience of being Franco-American, and offers a perspective from which it is possible to understand how members of this group can feel close to Canada and to France while remaining solidly and patriotically American.
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My mother's family (and possibly a branch of my father's) is French-Canadian, and I have been doing some family genealogy research. This book provides interesting background material in that area, and jives with the experiences of my ancestors. It even mentions a man who spent a little time in Plainfield, Connecticut, where my grandmother met him. He became famous as Brother Andre in Quebec, and has recently been named a Saint by the Catholic Church. My Mother, my brother, and my sister all really enjoyed this book. For interesting and historically accurate information about French-Canadians in New England, or just for a pleasant read, you should consider this book.
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Quebec City, founded in 1608, was the first permanent French settlement in North America. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New England, French Canadians, New Hampshire, United States, Rhode Island, World War, Fall River, New York, Canadian French, French Canada, Chicopee Falls, Quebec City, Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Assumption College, New France, Pierre Brault, Port Royal, Saint Anne, Saint George, Vincent Brault, North America, Nova Scotia, University of Maine, Sacred Heart, New Brunswick New!
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New England, French Canadians, New Hampshire, United States, Rhode Island, World War, Fall River, New York, Canadian French, French Canada, Chicopee Falls, Quebec City, Union Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Assumption College, New France, Pierre Brault, Port Royal, Saint Anne, Saint George, Vincent Brault, North America, Nova Scotia, University of Maine, Sacred Heart, New Brunswick New!
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