| The Acadians |
| A People's Story of Exile and Triumph |
| Dean Jobb |
One of the darkest events in Canadian history is replete with
the drama of war, politics and human suffering. It is the story of
the forced expulsion of some 10,000 Acadians from their homes
in the Maritimes starting in 1755 by a tyrannical British colonial
governor. The people, including the enfeebled and ill, newborns
and elders, were herded onto ships and transported south, to be
dropped along the eastern seaboard of the American colonies
and points beyond. Many children and elders died on board.
Some eventually made their way to the Spanish colony of
Louisiana, where they farmed and fished and began the vibrant
"Cajun" culture that is known around the world. Others tried to
make their way back home through the American wilderness.
Award-winning author Dean Jobb has written a dramatic and
compelling account of "Le grand derangement" - the event that
was immortalized in Longfellow's famous poem "Evangeline".
Jobb brings a cast of characters to life so vividly that the reader
is immediately captured by their stories. The richness of detail
is remarkable. The quality of writing is cinematic.
The year 2005 marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of
the expulsion. This book is a bridge across the centuries for the
descendants of a founding people of this nation, whose courage
and resourcefulness still resonate in modern-day Acadie.
the drama of war, politics and human suffering. It is the story of
the forced expulsion of some 10,000 Acadians from their homes
in the Maritimes starting in 1755 by a tyrannical British colonial
governor. The people, including the enfeebled and ill, newborns
and elders, were herded onto ships and transported south, to be
dropped along the eastern seaboard of the American colonies
and points beyond. Many children and elders died on board.
Some eventually made their way to the Spanish colony of
Louisiana, where they farmed and fished and began the vibrant
"Cajun" culture that is known around the world. Others tried to
make their way back home through the American wilderness.
Award-winning author Dean Jobb has written a dramatic and
compelling account of "Le grand derangement" - the event that
was immortalized in Longfellow's famous poem "Evangeline".
Jobb brings a cast of characters to life so vividly that the reader
is immediately captured by their stories. The richness of detail
is remarkable. The quality of writing is cinematic.
The year 2005 marks the 250th anniversary of the beginning of
the expulsion. This book is a bridge across the centuries for the
descendants of a founding people of this nation, whose courage
and resourcefulness still resonate in modern-day Acadie.
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