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  • Author: Riel, Steven

Date: 2003

Language: English

Find in a Library: 52095275

The second book of poems from a native of Monson, Massachusetts.

  • Author: Proulx, E. Annie

Date: 1996

Language: English

Find in a Library: 34515071

A startlingly inclusive selection of a century's worth of American immigrant vignettes tied together by the movement of a single accordion. For immigration studies, it is a portrayal attentive in sentiment and beckoning in its concern for the new…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • Author: Plante, David

Date: 1978

Language: English

Find in a Library: 3729360

The first novel, chronologically, of what are known as Plante's Francouer Novels. A finalist for the 1979 National Book Award in Fiction (hardcover). From Gale Literature: "'The Family' describes the emotional breakdown of Reena Francoeur, Daniel's…

  • Author: Plante, David

Date: 1981

Language: English

Find in a Library: 7727537

Another of Plante's Francouer Novels. From Beacon Press: "First published in 1981 to wide acclaim, 'The Country' follows the last visits of a son, Daniel Francoeur, to his parents' home before the death of his father. Wanting to understand this…

  • Author: Plante, David

Date: 2007

Language: English

Find in a Library: 77504854

From Pantheon Books, Random House: "An original and radiant novel about grief, obsession, and the need for meaning from the author of 'The Family,' a finalist for the National Book Award. When his young son dies in a freak accident, Gerard struggles…

  • 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…

  • Author: Metalious, Grace

Date: 1960

Language: English

Find in a Library: 951874

A novel from the author of "Peyton Place" and "No Adam in Eden." From the back of the text: "Beneath the seemingly calm surface of this smug New England community, [Metalious's characters'] turbulent passions and fears begin to boil, exploding the…

  • 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…

  • Author: Meloy, Maile

Date: 2003

Language: English

Find in a Library: 50591256

From Simon and Schuster: "With her first novel, 'Liars and Saints,' award-winning author Maile Meloy more than delivers on the promise of her highly acclaimed debut story collection, 'Half in Love.' This richly textured novel tells a story of sex…

  • Author: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

Date: 1897 (1847)

Language: en

Find in a Library: 27193052

Find Online: OL496004W

Read: Full text

Maine native Longfellow's epic poem about "le Grand Dérangement" - the Acadian Expulsion - and one Acadian woman's search for her love lost. First published in 1847.

  • Author: L'Heureux, John

Date: 2002

Language: English

Find in a Library: 49421619

From Grove/Atlantic Press: "John L’Heureux has been acclaimed as '[a] master storyteller . . . elegant, cunning, and wickedly funny' (The Washington Post). Now, in a pitch-perfect, deeply satisfying work of fiction, he enters the world of an…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Author: Kerouac, Jack

Date: 1963

Language: English

Find in a Library: 5887038

Auto/biographical novel about Gerard - Jack Kerouac's older brother - whose personality, illness, and death at a young age shaped the early part of Jack's life. An early piece of the "Duluoz Legend."

  • Author: Kerouac, Jack

Date: 1950

Language: English

Find in a Library: 1165357

This is the first major novel published by Kerouac. It also makes up the foundation - the first installment - of his famed, unofficial, autobiographical fiction series, the "Duluoz Legend." "The Town and the City" is set in the fictional town of…

  • 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,…

  • Author: Desjardins, Lise A.

Date: 1995

Thesis Type: M.S., Nursing

Institution: University of Maine at Orono

Language: en

Find in a Library: 34127818

From the author: "The purpose of this thesis was to explore and describe the health and illness beliefs of a Franco-American community in Northern Maine. A major assumption of this study was that culture impacts all aspects of life and therefore…

  • Author: Madore, Nelson (editor)
  • Author: Rodrigue, Barry H. (editor)
  • Author: Miller, Corinna (editor)
  • Author: Hébert, Chase (editor)
  • Author: Beaupré, Normand (French language editor)

Date: 2007

Language: en

Find in a Library: 131062883

Celebrated collection of essays, stories, poems, songs, art, and other works on the history of Franco American people and their communities in Maine. Features the following writings by their respective authors, in order of appearance: Foreword by…

  • Author: Doty, C. Stewart

Date: 2002 Spring/Summer

Publication: Québec Studies

Volume: 33

Language: en

Find in a Library: 60628349

Short piece honoring geographer and historian Robert G. LeBlanc, and introducing his two major pieces of scholarship: one on the Acadian migrations, the other on the Québec ties of the New England Franco-American elite.