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  • Author: Eccles, W.J.

Date: 1998

Language: en

Find in a Library: 39664550

Find Online: OL348461M

Previously published under the title "France in America." From Fitzhenry and Whiteside, publishers: "This vivid account of the crucial role played by the French in the Western Hemisphere chronicles the rise and fall of the French empire on the…

  • Author: Arsenault, Bona

Date: 1978

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 5619093

Find Online: OL4704579W

Gros anthologie en six tomes sur les gens acadiens. La première partie est un histoire des peuples, et les autres parties sont divisées par les sujets et géographies suivant: 2) Port-Royal, 3) Beaubassin, Grand-Pré, 4) Pisiguit,…

  • Author: Byrne, William
  • Author: Leahy, William Augustine
  • Author: O'Donnell, Jason H.
  • Author: Finen, John E.
  • Author: McCoy, J.J.
  • Author: Dowling, A.
  • Author: Young, Edmund J.A.
  • Author: Michaud, John S.

Date: 1899

Language: en

Find in a Library: 1236148

Find Online: OL23413103M

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Lengthy 1899 historical portrait of Roman Catholic dioceses in the New England states. Includes the archdiocese of Boston, the dioceses of Providence (Rhode Island), Portland (Maine), and Manchester (New Hampshire).

  • Author: Podruchny, Carolyn

Date: 2006

Language: English

Find Online: 69020884

Watch/Listen: http://books.google.com/books?id=0AoqiZZZfYwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=making+the+voyageur+world&hl=en&ei=yCIiTIygI5GFnQfjlMgm&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

  • Author: Mahaffie, Charles

Date: 1995

Language: en

Find in a Library: 32432345

Find Online: OL8232342M

From Down East Books: " 'A Land of Discord Always' is the history of Acadia up to the time of the grand derangement. It tells how a unique society grew and prospered in an obscure corner of North America only to be crushed in a contest between…

  • Author: Rosengarten, Joseph G.

Date: 1907

Language: en

Find in a Library: 2662696

Find Online: OL7249749M

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French presence in the United States from 1684 to the beginning of the 20th century. Includes early missions from France to the American South and Midwest, colonies in Louisiana, Huguenot communities on the Mid-Atlantic American coast, French…

  • Author: Daniels, Roger

Date: 2002

Language: en

Find in a Library: 50930977

Find Online: OL2664429W

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Comprehensive history of immigration to the United States from the 17th to the 21st century. Divided into [ ] parts: Colonial America; The Century of Immigration (1820-1924); and Modern Times.

  • Author: Writers' Program, New Hampshire W.P.A.

Date: 1940

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 9068547 (print), 697763111 (online)

Find Online: OL7199146W

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From the introduction: "Today approximately 150,000 Americans of French ancestry, including a few who came directly from France, are living in New Hampshire. Like their grandparents in Quebec, they have preserved many of the traditions of their…

  • Author: Poland, Alex
  • Author: Adams, Erin

Date: 2003

Language: English

Find in a Library: None

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Outline of Franco American history, traditional practices, cultural norms. Culminates in suggestions to healthcare providers for communicating with Franco Americans. Published online by the Child Welfare Training Institute, Muskie School of Public…

  • Author: Louder, Dean
  • Author: Waddell, Eric

Date: 2008

Language: Français

Find Online: 228855988

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  • Author: Casanova, Jacques Donat

Date: 1975

Language: en (translation)

Find in a Library: 4134570

Find Online: OL4288424M

A brief history of the French presence in North America. English translation of "Une Amérique française." From the text: "When we think of the French contribution to the history of the United States, we immediately think to Lafayette,…

  • Author: Calvert, Mary

Date: 1983

Language: en

Find in a Library: 10864362

Find Online: OL2769967W

Historical piece on the European explorers of the Kennebec River Valley and the Abenaki people of that Maine region. Highlights the relationships among British, French, and Native American, and their confrontations from the 17th century onward. The…

  • Author: Calvert, Mary

Date: 1986

Language: en

Find in a Library: 15523085

Find Online: OL2769969W

Historical piece on the Kennebec River and its surrounding valley towns, from the end of the American Revolution until the river's final log drive in the second half of the twentieth century. Relationships between early settlers and Native Americans.…

  • Author: BrieÌ€re, Eloise

Date: 1986

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 34578272

French heritage travel and resource guide to New York state, divided by region and described by town and city. From the foreword to the text: "Continuing the tradition begun in the 17th century, French and Canadian ties flourish in New York which…

  • Author: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

Date: 2004

Language: English

Find in a Library: 56903271

Maine native Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem about "le Grand Dérangement" - the Acadian Expulsion - and one Acadian woman's rampant search for a love lost. This text also includes an introduction, a brief historical sketch of the Acadians,…

  • Author: Kent, Timothy J.

Date: 2009

Language: en

Find in a Library: 466744451

From the author: "When Kevin and Ben Kent were ages seven and five, their parents conceived an exciting, enriching, and educational project for the family. As a team, they began paddling the 3,000 mile length of the mainline fur trade canoe route…

  • Author: Fairfield, Roy P.

Date: 1956 (2003)

Language: en

Find in a Library: 3085526

Find Online: OL2044914W

A history of the coastal and industrial city of Saco, Maine, from its inception to the 1950s. Written by a Saco native. The inside cover reads: "In a rich and vivid history, documented with record, with facts bearing evidence of infinitely rewarding…

  • Author: Le Jeune, R.P.L.

Date: 1990 (1918)

Language: Français

Find in a Library: 144748841 (peut être lu au Centre Franco-Américain, Université du Maine, Orono, Maine)

Une brève histoire de l'Acadie entre 1412 et 1800 (entre colonisation, le Grand Dérangement, et repopulation). Certaines descriptions d'événements significatives dans la courte durée de vie des premières communatés Acadiennes de…

  • Author: Arsenault, Bona [Bonaventure]

Date: 1978

Language: en

Find in a Library: 6252812

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Translation of the first volume of Arsenault's original historical collection, "Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens." This volume, "Histoire des Acadiens," attempts a comprehensive history of the Acadian people - their arrival in…

  • Author: Stadig, Rita

Date: 1989

Volume: 4

Language: en

Find in a Library: 20939346

A history of the St. John River Valley, Maine with a large segment dedicated to the town of Wallagrass. Begins with European colonization and the sixteenth century Native Americans, and continues through the establishment and demise of Acadia, and…

  • Author: Ross, Sally
  • Author: Deveau, Alphonse

Date: 1992

Language: English

Find in a Library: 25713218

From Nimbus Publishing: "The first work devoted exclusively to the Acadians of Nova Scotia, this book presents a thorough study of Acadian history from the earliest days of French settlement to present-day Acadian communities. Ross and Deveau draw on…

  • Author: Allain, Mathé (editor)
  • Author: Brasseaux, Carl A. (editor)

Date: 1982

Volume: 7 of 8

Language: en

Find in a Library: 65236969 (volumes 1 through 6)

Volume 7 of an eight-part series on Franco American history and life. Concerned specifically with "Postbellum Louisiana." Contains the following essays: "The Splendid Mystery of the Civil Code of Louisiana" - Albert Tate, Jr., "Early New Orleans…

  • Author: Amsbary, Wallace Bruce

Date: 1904

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 1497192

Find Online: OL13801811W

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Folkloric ballads written in the Illinois French vernacular of the early 20th century.The introduction reads, "the ballads of Bourbonnais were written in the hope of preserving, if possible, the dialect of the Illinois French-Canadian."

  • Author: Jack, Belinda Elizabeth

Date: 1996

Language: English

Find in a Library: 34557449

From Oxford University Press: "The canon of French literature has undergone substantial transformation in recent years and francophone literature is now an increasingly important element in French literature courses. This study introduces the diverse…

  • Author: Provencher Faucher, Doris

Date: 2000

Language: English

Find in a Library: 48655561

First novel in a thus far four-part series known as "Le Québécois." From Artenay Press: "This portrayal of early settlement in the St-Lawrence River Valley wilderness in the mid-1600’s represents the broad reality of the French…