Jeanne Dugas of Acadia: A Novel
A Childrens, Juvenile, History book. I had always thought that I had a good grasp of the history of the 18th Century...
In many ways, the story of Jeanne Dugas and her family is the story of the Acadians. Born of Acadian parents at Louisbourg, Jeanne Dugas (1731-1817) and her husband Pierre Bois were among the founding families of the Acadian village of Cheticamp in 1785. Descended from one of the three most prominent families in Acadia, Jeanne Dugas and her family lived for more than thirty years under the...
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- ISBN: 9781897009710 / 0
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