The Cajuns by Dean W Jobb
The little-known story of how Canada's Acadians became the Louisiana Cajuns The forced expulsion of some 10,000 Acadians from their home in the Maritimes beginning in 1755 signaled a human disaster unequalled in North American history. The Acadians (forerunners of today's Cajuns) were forced onto ships and dropped along the eastern seaboard. Many children and the elderly died of disease along the way; many became indentured servants. Marking the 250th anniversary of their deportation, The Cajuns: A People's Story of Exile and Triumph describes the harrowing ordeal that a people endured to set down new roots in the southern U.S. and create a culture that has thrived and is today renowned around the world.
Dean Jobb is the author of four books, including Calculated Risk: Greed, Politics and the Westray Tragedy (Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 1994), which won the City of Dartmouth book award and was runner-up for the National Business Book Award in Canada. Dean was a veteran staff reporter for the Halifax Chronicle-Herald for 20 years. In 2004 he was appointed as a sessional lecturer at the School of Journalism, University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780470836095 |
| ISBN 10 | 0470836091 |
| Title | The Cajuns |
| Author | Dean W Jobb |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2006-07-14 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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