From 1865 to 1920 thousands of French Canadians immigrated to New England from Quebec and Acadia; today Franco-Americans are the third largest ancestry group in New England, outnumbered only by the English and the Irish. In his account of their history and culture, Gerard Brault follows the migration of French Canadians to New England, their experience as a community in the United States, and the many aspects of their cultural legacy: literature and folklore, art and architecture, education and politics.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Bibliography: p. 241-264
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 974/.004114
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 19
- General Note
- Includes index Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- ISBN
- 9780773561045 0773505377
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- F15.F85
- LCCN Item number
- B73 1986eb
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- 1 electronic text (xiii, 282 p., [14] p. of plates)
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- Canada
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00207788 (OCoLC)47010275 (CaOOCEL)407458
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Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Preface 12
- Introduction 18
- Population Centers 19
- French Mother Tongue Statistics 20
- Other Estimates of the Franco-American Population 21
- Parishes 21
- 1 The Roots of Franco-American Culture 23
- Ideology 24
- French-Canadian Traditional Culture at the Turn of the Century 25
- Language 64
- 2 The Immigration Phase, 1865–1920 68
- Background 69
- Social and Economic Conditions 73
- Labor Problems 79
- Social Classes 81
- Ideology 82
- Politics 83
- Perception of Franco-Americans by Others 84
- Religion 85
- National Parishes 87
- Schools 90
- Organizations 92
- Credit Unions 97
- Newspapers 97
- The Repatriation Movement 99
- Some Early Disasters 114
- Celebrities 114
- Music 116
- Architecture 116
- 3 The Middle Phase, 1920–1960 117
- Ideology 117
- The Sentinelle Affair 118
- Mount Saint Charles Academy 119
- Social and Economic Conditions 120
- Education 123
- Assumption College 128
- Organizations 130
- Literature 132
- Newspapers 135
- Artists 135
- Celebrities 136
- Folklore 137
- 4 Pages from a Family History 139
- The Colonization of Canada 139
- Recruitment of Colonists 141
- La Chaussée 143
- The Voyage to Acadia 144
- Port Royal 147
- Grand Pré 149
- Louisbourg 151
- The Deportation of the Acadians 152
- Exile in Massachusetts 155
- L'Acadie, Quebec 161
- Thompsonville, Connecticut 164
- Lacolle, Quebec 165
- Manchester, New Hampshire 168
- Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts 169
- Assumption High School and College 175
- The Pepins and the Douvilles 179
- Continuity and Change 183
- A Brault Family Quilt 185
- 5 The Franco-Americans Today 186
- Social and Economic Characteristics 186
- Politics 189
- Ideology 190
- Bishops 191
- A Franco-American Flag 191
- Literature 192
- Folk Artists and Musicians 195
- Celebrities 195
- Perception of Franco-Americans by Others 196
- Scientific Studies of Franco-American Attitudes and Values 197
- Franco-American Speech 198
- Signs of a Cultural Revival in Franco-Américanie 202
- Conclusion 215
- Appendix A 216
- Appendix B 222
- Appendix C 229
- Notes 232
- Bibliography 272
- Index 296
- A 296
- B 297
- C 299
- D 300
- E 301
- F 302
- G 303
- H 304
- I 305
- J 305
- K 305
- L 305
- M 307
- N 308
- O 308
- P 308
- Q 309
- R 310
- S 310
- T 312
- U 312
- V 313
- W 313
- Y 313
- Z 313
- Illustrations 100
