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Vermilion Parish
By Warren A. Perrin
$22.00
Author Warren A. Perrin, local historian and cultural preservationist, served as president of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) from 1993 to 2010 and a native of the parish. He presents the history of Vermilion Parish through its citizens: families, farmers, students, ranchers, fishermen, educators, musicians, and politicians. Always friendly and often colorful, the people who make up the intricate tapestry of the area tell the beautiful story of Vermilion Parish's rich history.
Find out more about the book and what people are saying
about it.
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Acadian
Redemption - From Beausoleil Broussard to the Queen’s Royal Proclamation
By Warren A. Perrin
$18.50
Acadian Redemption, the first biography of an Acadian exile, defines
the 18th century of Acadia into which Joseph Beausoleil Brousssard was
born in 1702. Find out more about the book and what people are saying
about it.
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Exploring Cajun Country - A Tour of Historic Acadiana
By Chere Dastugue Coen
$19.99
Louisiana's famous Cajun Country is a place where today's travelers can still experience the rich heritage and traditions that began in the eighteenth century. From foodways and folk tales to music and festivals, Acadiana offers something you can't get anywhere else. Journey through this historic and unique part of the state with travel writer and historian Cheré Coen as your guide. Experience Cajun Country through its exceptional cuisine, area events and historic attractions.
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Evangeline - Paradise Stolen
By M. M. LeBlanc
For Sale on their Website
Before Jamestown, the Pilgrims, or the American Colonies, the territory of Acadia was settled by France in 1604. Acadias main commercial and agricultural center, the town of Grand Pré, is an insulated world of beautiful trees, abundant harvests and affluent French residents at peace with their world and their allies the MiKmaq First Nation.
Newly betrothed Evangeline Beaufort Le Blanc de Verdure and Gabriel Mius dEntremont eagerly make wedding plans when two events change their lives forever -- a British officer is found dead but Evangeline must say nothing to protect her honor; and Gabriel and Evangelines father René, Royal Consul and Notary to French King Louis XV in Acadia, are imprisoned for treason as resistance leaders.
The idyllic life of the two star-crossed lovers begins to disappear around them when in 1755, violating a peace treaty between England and France, British King George II issues an Edict to deport the Acadians forever by separating families and forcing them into animal cargo ships for destinations unknown.
Evangelines innocence shattered, she must choose between life without her love or possible death at the hands of the British for violating their orders.
Evangeline and Gabriel and their friends and loved ones are at risk in a political game of intrigue, murder and espionage against the glamour and adventure of 18th century Versailles and Acadia.
Will their courage, faith and passion overcome threats to their very survival or will they find their paradise stolen?
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To
Honor Our Veterans: An Oral History of World War II Veterans from the
Bayou Country, Volume III: The European Theater (2005)
By Jason P. Theriot
$17.95
Volume III of the To Honor Our Veterans trilogy explores the experiences
of the Cajun GIs from 1944 to 1945, as they landed ashore in Normandy,
trekked across France and Germany, to reach victory in Europe. Among these
Cajuns is handful of French-speaking GIs who were chosen for Special Forces
Operations in France. The harrowing tales of their actions behind enemy
lines remained in the dark for nearly sixty years. Now their story can
be told.
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A Century of Acadian
Culture - The Development of a Cajun Community - Erath (1899-1999)
By General Curney J. Dronet
$30
A beautiful 300-page hardcover book containing over 100 vintage photographs
and maps that should be a part of everyone’s library.
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The Foundations
of Acadia
By Richard Armstrong, Sara Beanlands
$5
Since the Deportation of the Acadians in 1755,
traces of the once thriving settlements have been rapidly disappearing.
In some cases entire village sites have been forgotten and their locations
ignored. The foundations of Acadia is an attempt to relocate some
of these lost villages in the Hants County area and to document what
remains.
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The Cajuns
- Americanization of a People
By Shane K. Bernard
$30
The past sixty years have shaped and reshaped
that group of French-speaking Louisiana people known as the Cajuns. During
this period they have become much like other Americans and yet have remained
strikingly distinct. The Cajuns: Americanization of a People explores
six decades of Cajun history and analyzes the forces that impacted on
Louisiana's Acadiana.
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“The Day Acadian Angels Returned to Bayou Lafourche”
by Linda Broussard-Norcross
$10
Acadian angels return to Louisiana to inspire their Cajun friends with faith, hope and courage after Hurricanes Rita and Katrina. The profits from the sale of this children’s book will go to rural schools in the Gulf Region.
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Reproduction
of the Queen’s Royal Proclamation
$5
Bilingual proclamation by Queen Elizabeth the
Second, suitable for framing. 8.5 in. x 11 in.
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Acadian
Redemption T-Shirt
$15
White, 100% Cotton with book cover art on front
and map on back. Available in Large size only.
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Congrès
Mondial Acadien-Louisiane 1999 Pin
$5
Package includes pin and two coupons - one for $1 off admission to the
Zoo of Acadiana in Broussard, LA and another for one free lunch or dinner
buffet at Grand Casino Coushatta’s Marketplace Buffet.
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"Arnaudville Woman’s Club Cooks Again - Recipes Old and New"
$10
"Arnaudville Woman’s Club Cooks Again - Recipes Old and New" - Price is $10.
The book can be ordered by contacting:
Sis Laporte
P. O. Box 590
Arnaudville, LA 70512
(337) 754-5119
sislaporte@centurytel.net
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"Cajuns and Their Acadian Ancestors: A Young Reader's History"
$18
"Cajuns and Their Acadian Ancestors: A Young Reader's History" traces the four-hundred-year history of this distinct American ethnic group. While written in a format comprehensible to junior-high and high-school students, it will prove appealing and informative as well to adult readers seeking a one-volume exploration of these remarkable people and their predecessors.
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