Scattered to the Wind: Dispersal And Wandering of the Acadians, 1755-1809 (Louisiana Life Series)

Scattered to the Wind: Dispersal And Wandering of the Acadians, 1755-1809 (Louisiana Life Series) by Brasseaux, Carl A.. saddle_stitch edition. ISBN: 9780940984707.

There are presently, by the most liberal estimates, 1,500,000 Acadians scattered about two continents; the actual figure, however, is probably closer to 700,000. for figures in Louisiana and the Canadian Maritimes have been inflated in recent year for political reasons.The Acadians established two new homelands - one in present-day New Brunswick, the other in Louisiana - both of which they christened New Arcadia. Though widely separated, environmentally dissimilar, and subject to different European governments, both sanctuaries served their intended functions: They provided the demographic critical mass necessary for survival.