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Books of Interest

 

The following are books that I felt might be of interest. You may also want to see what the 2 booksellers have about the books :

 Note from Exile Notes from Exile by Clive DoucetISBN 0-7710-2839-3

 In this book the author tells of his experiences of attending the first Acadia reunion in 1994, Canada. He relates the special event with what he remembers from growing up and the people and family growing up.

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 The Acadians  The Acadians by George Bible ISBN 1-56554-598-2

This book is about the events that happened around the time of the Acadians up to the time of the deportation and the book written by HW Longfellow, Evaneline

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 A Land of Discord Always A Land of Discord Always by Charles Mahaffie ISBN 0-89272-375-0 A well written book about the detailed history of the establishment of Acadia, how the people lived, and the events leading up to the deportation.   Amazon.com  Barnes & Noble
 Franco-Americans in America Franco-Americans in America by Armand Chartier
ISBN 1-880261-05-7 This book has been written about the  over half million Canadians that came to the US between the 1850s and 1900.  Barnes & Noble
 Woonsocket Woonsocket by Robert Bellerose ISBN 0-7524-0585-3 This book is a collection of photographs and descriptions of the Rhode Island city of Woonsocket and the surrounding area. Woonsocket was one of the mill towns that the Canadians came to during the fifty year period 1850-1900.  Amazon.com  Barnes & Noble