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The Acadian refugees in France, 1758-1785 : the impossible reintegration? / Jean-François Mouhot ; translated by Russell Desmond.

by Mouhot, Jean-François.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press, 2018.

Acadians -- France -- History -- 18th century.

Acadians -- Relocation -- History -- 18th century.

9781935754756 (hc.)

Réfugiés Acadiens en France 1758-1785. English

xx, 356 p. ; 26 cm.

Translated from the French.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. To assemble or disperse? The plans for settlement -- "An attachment bordering on fanaticism for France:" causes for the arrival in France -- The French administration and the Acadian groups -- The plans for settlement: to populate the empire (c. 1760-c. 1765) -- The plans for settlement: clearing land in France (1763-1772) -- The plans for settlement: establishing the Acadians in France (1772-1785) -- Part II. The subsidies and economic problems -- The subsidies: spoiled children of the ancien regime? Reasons for the assistance -- Details of the assistance -- "Work, take the trouble" -- A sufficient supplement: a factor in the integration? -- Part III. The game of identities -- Impressions of the Acadians: the view of the administrators -- A group apart? -- The opinion of the popular classes and matrimonial intermingling.

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