The Contexts of Acadian History, 1686-1784 by Griffiths, Naomi E. S

McGill-Queen's University Press, 1992-02. Paperback. Good.

McGill-Queens University Press. Very Good+. 1992. Softcover. 0773508864 . Tight unmarked book with faintly toned pages; in glossy covers. ; 8.9 X 6.0 X 0.5 inches; 160 pages .

McGill-Queen's University Press, 1993. Paperback. Very good condition. 137pp. ISBN-10 0773508864. ISBN-13: 9780773508866. .

Montreal: McGill Queens Univ Press. Very Good+. 1992. Softcover. 0773508864 . 137 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. One corner lightly creased. Minor wear to edges. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A scholarly history of the Acadian people in eastern Canada. Published for the Centre for Canadian Studies Mount Allison University. The 1988 Winthrop Pickard Bell Lectures in Maritime Studies. .

An unmarked copy-" In 1600 there were no such people as the Acadians; by 1700 the Acadians, who numbered almost 2,000, lived in an area now covered by northern Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and the southern Gaspé region of Quebec. While most of their ancestors had come to live there from France, a number had arrived from Scotland and England. Their relations with the original inhabitants of the region, the Micmac and Malecite peoples, were generally peaceful. In 1713 the Treaty of Utrecht recognized the Acadian community and gave their territory -- on the frontier between New England and New France -- to Great Britain. During the next forty years, the Acadians continued to prosper and develop their political life and distinctive culture. The deportation of 1755, however, exiled the majority of Acadians to other British colonies in North America. Some went on from their original destination to England, France, or Santo Domingo; many of those who arrived in France continued… Read More

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McGill Queens Univ Pr, 1992. Paperback. New. 2nd edition. 137 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches.

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