A01=Oscar W. Winzerling
Author_Oscar W. Winzerling
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- ISBN 9780807159279
- Weight: 313g
- Dimensions: 139 x 215mm
- Publication Date: 13 Apr 2015
- Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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First published in 1955, Oscar Winzerling's Acadian Odyssey has remained unsurpassed as a study of the exodus of 1755.
Following their eviction from Nova Scotia by the English, many hundreds of Acadians spent years in various seaport concentration camps in England before reuniting with their fellow exiles in the port cities of France. In 1783, the refugees
Based upon original documents uncovered by the author in European national and private archives, Acadian Odyssey details the history of the Cajun people, whose traditions and beliefs stand as a cultural cornerstone of the state of Louisiana.
Following their eviction from Nova Scotia by the English, many hundreds of Acadians spent years in various seaport concentration camps in England before reuniting with their fellow exiles in the port cities of France. In 1783, the refugees
Based upon original documents uncovered by the author in European national and private archives, Acadian Odyssey details the history of the Cajun people, whose traditions and beliefs stand as a cultural cornerstone of the state of Louisiana.
Oscar William Winzerling (1896-1989) a Roman Catholic priest and educator, received his Ph.D. in history from the University of California-Berkeley, where he worked under Lawrence Kinnaird.
A native of Acadiana, Carl A. Brasseaux has authored more than thirty books on French North America. He retired from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2010.
A native of Acadiana, Carl A. Brasseaux has authored more than thirty books on French North America. He retired from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2010.
