Jeanne Dugas of Acadia, a Novel by Cassie Deveaux Cohoon

Jeanne Dugas of Acadia, a Novel by Cassie Deveaux Cohoon

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 threat of capture and deportation by the British militia and attacks by pirates and privateers. In this historical fiction, we follow Jeanne Dugas's trials and tribulations from Louisbourg to Grand Pre (NS), to Port Toulouse and Mira (Cape Breton), Ile-Saint-Jean (PEI), Remshic (NS), Restigouche (NB) and back again-often more than once. Finally captured by the British militia, she and her family were imprisoned for three years on George's Island, where three of her four children died. When released, they sought refuge on Ile Madame (Cape Breton) and finally to the area now known as Cheticamp.

Cohoon, Cassie Deveaux: - Cassie Deveaux Cohoon est nü¾Ž–”¼e ü¾Œ†”¼ Chü¾Ž–”¼ticamp en N.-ü¾Ž–Œ¼. Son hü¾Ž–”¼ritage acadien remonte ü¾Œ†”¼ l'ü¾Ž–”¼poque de l'arrivü¾Ž–”¼e des Acadiens dans les rü¾Ž–”¼gions de Port Royal et Grand-Prü¾Ž–”¼. L'auteure ü¾Œ†”¼ vü¾Ž–”¼cu ü¾Œ†”¼ New York et Paris. Aujourd'hui, elle vit ü¾Œ†”¼ Montrü¾Ž–”¼al. Elle est descendante de Jeanne Dugas.

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ISBN 13	9781897009710
ISBN 10	1897009712
Title	Jeanne Dugas of Acadia, a Novel
Author	Cassie Deveaux Cohoon
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nimbus Publishing (CN)
Year published	2013-06-14
Number of pages	274
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