I started reading about the plight of the Acadian exiles when I found that I had about 8 lines of descent
within the Acadian settlers in Louisiana. I found this book to be a thorough introduction to the
hardships endured by these fiercely independent folk, and their "deliverance" in Louisiana. Although it
wasn't all milk and honey and roses once they got to Louisiana territory, it was a place to rebuild, recover,
and reconnect with family that they hadn't seen in 10-20 years. Although there are no family trees in the
text, if one knows who their Acadian forebears are, one can get glimpses into their day-to-day lives,
including where they settled originally, where they subsequently moved to, some birth/death/marriage
information, and most fascinatingly, who sued who and who got in trouble with the authorities. If
nothing else, the bibliography is worth the purchase price! I never expect to be able to spend the
endless hours it would take to pore over the old documents in the libraries, but there are a few gems
that I can get my hands on some day, and Carl Brasseaux has my gratitude for showing them to me!
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ISBN-10:
0807120995
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