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  • Author: Plante, David

Date: 1982

Language: English

Find in a Library: 8222606

One of the stories in Plante's New England Franco-American family trilogy, The Francouer Novels. From Atheneum: "As Daniel Francoeur completes his freshman year at college and begins his sophomore year, he recalls his last summer before going to…

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  • Author: Plante, David

Date: 1995 Spring

Publication: TriQuarterly Journal

Volume: 93

Language: English

Find in a Library: 89483081 or 5937719

Short story about Yvon DuBois from Biddeford, Maine, now a French teacher in New York City, who witnesses a murder. His brief but illuminating relationship with a Russian woman. Perspectives of New York through the eyes of a traumatized transplant.…

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  • Author: Plante, David

Date: 1988

Language: English

Find in a Library: 17297564

From Atheneum: "In rebellion against his traditional heritage, Philip Francoeur marries Jenny, a Protestant who personifies the modern emancipated woman, and must confront their restless daughter, Antoinette, who is torn between two powerful…

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  • Author: Plante, David

Date: 1984

Language: English

Find in a Library: 10696788

A later novel from a finalist for the 1979 National Book Award. From Atheneum: "In 1959, a young American journeys to Europe to discover how the people live and finds himself forever transformed by two people, Angela and Vincent, who introduce him to…

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  • Author: Plante, David

Date: 2002

Language: English

Find in a Library: 48500345

Short autobibliographical essay published in "The Pushcart Prize XXVI" (2002), an anthology of fiction and essays from various small presses. From the author of "The Family," "ABC," and the trilogy known as the Francouer Novels. This selection would…

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  • Author: Plante, David

Date: 2005

Language: English

Find in a Library: 55131479

A memoir from prose writer David Plante. An exploration of identity with respect to language, the power of Catholic traditions, and the pull of sex, moving with the author from his Providence, Rhode Island, hometown through Europe and back again.…

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  • Author: Parsons, Vivian (LaJeunesse)

Date: 1941

Language: en

Find in a Library: 4207548

Open Library: OL6420912M

Novel set in an American ore-mining town at the end of the 19th century. Begins with Père La Tendresse sending his son, Joseph, from their farm near Trois-Rivières, Québec to work for a time in the United States, in Michigan's Upper…

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  • Author: Metalious, Grace

Date: 1963

Language: English

Find in a Library: 1289572

Novel about the French-Canadian Bergeron family, its transition and adaption into American society through work and community in upstate New York. Written by the author of the story, "Peyton Place," that became the basis for a long-running television…

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  • Author: Metalious, George
  • Author: O'Shea, June

Date: 1965

Language: English

Find in a Library: 5315878

A biography of the New Hampshire author, Grace Metalious, whose works include "Peyton Place," "The Tight White Collar," and "No Adam in Eden."

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  • Author: Pelletier, Cathie

Date: 1989

Language: English

Find in a Library: 19517465

From Publishers Weekly: "Boisterous, tacky and opportunistic residents of Mattagash, Maine, prepare for the unlikely wedding of Amy Jo Lawler - descendant of their small town's Protestant founder - to a Catholic with unacceptable French Canadian…

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  • Author: Ledoux, Denis (editor)

Date: 1991

Language: English

Find in a Library: 23009726

In this 1991 anthology, Denis Ledoux places together the poetry and short fiction prose of thirteen authors in an effort to illustrate the range of the contemporary Franco-American artistic voice. All of the pieces included in this collection might…

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  • Author: Le Blanc, Barbara

Date: 2003 June

Language: English (with français)

Find in a Library: 52070757

From Gaspereau Press: "In 'Postcards from Acadie,' Barbara Le Blanc explores the cultural and symbolic resonance of the Grand Pré National Historic site...Excavating the political and cultural symbols that have shaped Grand Pré, Le Blanc…

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  • Author: Lambert, Adélard

Date: 2008 (1938)

Language: English (traduction du français)

Find in a Library: 232536785

English translation of "L'innocente victime," first published in 1938. From Images from the Past: "A fast-paced tale of deceit, determination, lies, love, loss, and murder. The dramatic story of Jean and Marie Legendre enlightens the reader about the…

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  • Author: Labonté, Robert

Date: 1992

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 27851198

Une grande texte qui contient des photos, poèsie, quelques recettes populaires, et des vieux blagues de la vallée St. Jean dans le comté Aroostook du Maine, sur la frontière des Etats-Unis et la Nouveau-Brunswick.

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  • Author: Waldron, FlorenceMae

Date: 2003

Thesis Type: Ph. D., History

Institution: University of Minnesota

Language: en

Find in a Library: 55504516

A study of gender in the context of Quebecois immigration to the United States over a sixty-year period (1870-1930). Observations on gender evidenced in the labor statistics of this time period. The foundation and development of a Franco American…

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  • Author: Péloquin-Faré, Louise

Date: 1981

Thesis Type: D.M.L.

Institution: Middlebury College

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 17760529

From the author: "In the first part of the dissertation, we analyze the institutions which traditionally favored bilingualism: the family, the parochial school, the Catholic parish, the social environment, the media and other organisms such as mutual…

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  • Author: Theriault, George F.

Date: 1951

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Sociology

Institution: Harvard University

Language: en

Find in a Library: 77000216

Find Online: OL6321010W

A dissertation in sociology on the Franco Americans of Nashua, New Hampshire, previous to 1950, their community culture, and the implications of American assimilation on their social, linguistic, and religious norms.

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  • Author: Takai, Yukari

Date: 1999

Thesis Type: Ph. D., History

Institution: Université de Montréal

Language: en

Find in a Library: 46428729

From Takai: "'Migration, Family, and Gender: A Longitudinal Study of French-Canadian Immigrants in Lowell , Massachusetts , 1900-1920,' explores migration from French Canada to a New England urban centre of the textile industry, Lowell,…

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  • Author: Stelling, Louis E.

Date: 2008

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Linguistics

Institution: State University of New York at Albany

Language: en

Find in a Library: 291091271

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From the author: "Although the originally French speaking Franco-American communities of Southbridge, Massachusetts, and Woonsocket, Rhode Island, have much in common historically, language shift toward English has advanced to differing degrees in…

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  • Author: Spinner, Jeffrey Alan

Date: 1992

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Political Science

Institution: University of Michigan

Language: en

Find in a Library: 30073134

From the author: "Liberals usually argue that cultural identity can flourish in the private sphere but should not matter in public. This argument is blind to the way liberal institutions affect cultural identity, the prejudices that members of some…

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  • Author: Sorrell, Richard Sherman

Date: 1975

Thesis Type: Ph. D., History

Institution: State University of New York at Buffalo

Language: en

Find in a Library: 3129396

Definitive text on the background and maneuverings of the Sentinelle Affair in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. How the relationship between Catholic Church leaders and lay Franco Americans in Woonsocket was tempered by the empassioning pull of 'la…

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  • Author: Schulz, Julia

Date: 1985

Thesis Type: M.A., Anthropology

Institution: McGill University

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 61546426

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From Schulz: "French-Canadian immigrants to New England, unlike other ethnic groups in the United States, did not show signs of assimilation into American society until the 1950's. This thesis examines the history of one French-Canadian community -…

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  • Author: Rowe, Amy E.

Date: 1999

Thesis Type: B.A., Anthropology, Honors

Institution: Colby College

Language: en

Find in a Library: 215

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From Rowe: "This paper traces how hegemonic forces create boundaries through the specific examples of the Lebanese and Franco-Americans in Waterville, Maine. These two immigrant groups entered into Waterville after an English-Scottish Protestant…

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  • Author: Richard, Mark Paul

Date: 2001

Thesis Type: Ph. D., History

Institution: Duke University

Language: en

Find in a Library: 48260966

Dissertation from the author of "Loyal but French: The Negotiation of Identity by French-Canadian Descendants in the United States." From the author: "Using Lewiston, Maine, as a community study, this dissertation examines how individuals of…

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  • Author: Price, Joseph Edward

Date: 2007

Thesis Type: Ph. D., French

Institution: Indiana University

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 256913741

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From Price: "This study examines the status of the French language among young residents of Madawaska, Maine, a US-Canadian border community with a long history of bilingualism and contact with French speakers. This study views language status as…

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  • Author: Pidacks, Adrienne Marie

Date: 2008-08-00

Thesis Type: M.A., Communications

Institution: University of Maine

Language: en

Find in a Library: 314172114

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From the author: "The poem 'Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published in 1847, has had an impact on people for generations. The success of the poem was felt not only by its readership but also by the Acadian culture that…

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  • Author: DeRoche, Celeste

Date: 1994

Thesis Type: M.S., History

Institution: University of Maine at Orono

Language: en

Find in a Library: 32268708

Historical perspectives on Franco American women in Westbrook, Maine, and evolving perspectives on gender and ethnicity over one century.

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  • Author: Lines, Kenneth

Date: 1977

Thesis Type: Ph. D., History

Institution: University of Hawaii

Language: en

Find in a Library: 4232362

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Dissertation on the "invisible immigrants" to the United States from Britain and Canada between the 1920s and 1960s. From the author: "Always among the most numerous groups of immigrants to the United States, until 1969, the British and Canadians…

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  • Author: Leloup, Laurent

Date: 1994

Thesis Type: M.A., Géographie

Institution: University of Maine

Language: fr

Find in a Library: Inconnu/Unknown

De l'introduction de cet étudiant de France: "Afin d'approcher le sujet, trois méthodes ont été employées. La lecture de documents écrits retracent l'immigration et l'installation de canadiens français dans le Maine. Afin de…

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  • Author: Lees, Cynthia C

Date: 2006

Thesis Type: Ph. D., Romance Languages and Literatures

Institution: University of Florida

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 658213798

From Lees: "This dissertation examines nine texts written by Franco-American novelists of New England. Themes of migrancy, exile, and cultural survival (la survivance) ground my study. I explore the negotiations of cultural, social, political,…

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