Jeanne Dugas of Acadia, a Novel (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781897009710)

In many ways, the story of Jeanne Dugas and her family is the story of the Acadians. Born of Acadian parents at Louisbourg, Jeanne Dugas (1731-1817) and her husband Pierre Bois were among the founding families of the Acadian village of Ch ticamp in 1785. Descended from one of the three most prominent families in Acadia, Jeanne Dugas and her family lived for more than thirty years under the threat of capture and deportation by the British militia and attacks by pirates and privateers. In this historical fiction, we follow Jeanne Dugas's trials and tribulations from Louisbourg to Grand Pr (NS), to Port Toulouse and Mira (Cape Breton), le-Saint-Jean (PEI), Remshic (NS), Restigouche (NB) and back again-often more than once. Finally captured by the British militia, she and her family were imprisoned for three years on George's Island, where three of her four children died. When released, they sought refuge on le Madame (Cape Breton) and finally to the area now known as Ch ticamp.

Author: Cassie Deveaux Cohoon
ISBN-10: 1897009712
ISBN-13: 9781897009710
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (CN)
Language: English
Published: 06/14/2013
Pages: 274
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.62d