Eyes of an Eagle by Christopher Everette Cenac

Eyes of an Eagle by Christopher Everette Cenac

In the year 1860, Jean-Pierre Cenac sailed from the sophisticated French city of Bordeaux to begin his new life in the city with the second busiest port of debarkation in the U.S. Two years before, he had descended the Pyrenees to Bordeaux from his home village of Barbazan-Debat, a terrain in direct contrast to the flatlands of Louisiana. He arrived in 1860, just when the U.S. Civil War began with the secession of the Southern states, and in New Orleans, just where there would be placed a prime military target as the war developed.

Neither Creole nor Acadian, Pierre took his chances in the rural parish of Terrebonne on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Pierre's resolute nature, unflagging work ethic, steadfast determination, and farsighted vision earned him a place of respect he could never have imagined when he left his native country. How he forged his place in this new landscape echoes the life journeys of countless immigrants--yet remains uniquely his own. His story and his family's story exemplify the experiences of many nineteenth century immigrants to Louisiana and the experiences of their twentieth century descendants.

Cenac, Christopher Everette: - Christopher Everette Cenac, Sr., M.D., F.A.C.S. is a practicing orthopedic surgeon and has served a term as Terrebonne Parish coroner. He and his wife, Cindy, reside at Winter Quarters on Bayou Black. He is the author of Eyes of an Eagle: Jean-Pierre Cenac, Patriarch: An Illustrated History of Early Houma-Terrebonne; Livestock Brands and Marks: An Unexpected Bayou Country History: 1822-1946 Pioneer Families: Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana; and Hard Scrabble to Hallelujah, Volume 1: Bayou Terrebonne: Legacies of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, all distributed by University Press of Mississippi.

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ISBN 13	9780615477022
ISBN 10	061547702X
Titel	Eyes of an Eagle
Autor	Christopher Everette Cenac
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Tendai Educational Foundation, Incorporated, dba Hawaii Nikkei History Editorial Board
Erscheinungsjahr	2011-08-30
Seitenanzahl	305
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.