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Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

Name: Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
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ISBN: 9781773101200

Leblanc family.;LeBlanc, Tyler

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The untold story of one Acadian family: their experiences following their expulsion and their determination to find home. Growing up on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Tyler LeBlanc wasn't fully aware of his family's Acadian roots — until a chance encounter with an Acadian historian prompted him to delve into his family history. LeBlanc's discovery that he could trace his family all the way to the time of the Acadian Expulsion and beyond forms the basis of this compelling account of Le Grand Dérangement. Piecing together his family history through archival documents, Tyler LeBlanc tells the story of Joseph LeBlanc (his great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather), Joseph's ten siblings, and their families. With descendants scattered across modern-day Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, the LeBlancs provide a window into the diverse fates that awaited the Acadians when they were expelled from their homeland. Some escaped [...]the...

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Year:

2022

Publisher:

Goose Lane Editions

Language:

English

ISBN 10:

177310120X

ISBN 13:

9781773101200