The Acadians of Nova Scotia : past and present / Sally Ross, Alphonse Deveau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Sally, author.

Deveau, J. Alphonse, 1917-2004, author.

Contributor:

Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Culinary Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acadians--Nova Scotia--History.

Acadians.

Acadians--Nova Scotia--Social life and customs--18th century.

Acadians--Nova Scotia--Emigration and immigration.

Nova Scotia--History.

Nova Scotia.

Acadians--Social life and customs.

Genre:

History.

Penn Provenance:

Blank, Fritz (donor)

Physical Description:

ix, [1], 214 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm

Edition:

[Second Edition]

Place of Publication:

Halifax, NS : Nimbus Publishing Limited, [1993]

Contents:

Preface

Part I. Chapter 1. The Foundation of Acadie; Chapter 2. The Heartland: 1636-1755; Chapter 3. The Deportation: 1755-1763

Part II. Chapter 4. The Return: The Acadians Start All Over Again. Argyle; Clare; Minudie, Nappan and Maccan; Chéticamp; Isle Madame; Pomquet, Tracadie and Havre-Boucher; Chezzetcook; Chapter 5. Choices and Challenges: Acadians in Nova Scotia Today.

Notes:

Date from page ix of Preface.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204) and index.

City of Dartmouth Book Award.

Evelyn Richardson Memorial Literary Award.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Chef Fritz Blank Culinary Archive and Library copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Fritz Blank in 2008.

Kislak copy has silver medallions on cover for "Evelyn Richardson Award" and "City of Dartmouth Books & Writing Awards".

ISBN:

1551090120

9781551090122

OCLC:

60108623