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Felix Voorhies. Acadian Reminiscences
Acadian Reminiscences
Table of Contents
Introduction By Felix Birney Voorhies
Price $2.00. E. P. Rivas, Publisher New Orleans, Louisiana
Introduction
Chapter One
Acadian. Reminiscences
With the true. Story of Evangeline
Chapter Two
My Grandmother’s. Narrative
She Depicts Acadian Manners. and Customs
Chapter Three
Rumors of War Disturb. the Peace and Quiet
Of the Acadians
Chapter Four
Threatening Clouds Overcast the. Acadian Sky
The Elders of the Colony Meet in Council. to Discuss the Situation
Chapter Five
The Acadians Resolve to Leave. Acadia as Exiles
Rather than submit to English rule—Before leaving. St. Gabriel, they apply the torch to the houses, and it is swept away by the flames
Chapter Six
A Night of Terror and of Misery. The. Exiles are Captured by the. English Soldiery
Driven to the seashore and embarked for deportation—They. are thrown as cast-aways on the Maryland. shores—The hospitality and generosity. of Charles Smith and of Henry Brent
Chapter Seven
Assisted by Their Generous. Friends
The Acadians become prosperous, but yearn to rejoin. their friends and relatives in Louisiana
Chapter Eight
The True Story. ofEvangeline
Chapter Nine
The Acadians leave Maryland. to go to Louisiana
Their perilous and weary journey overland—Death ofRene Leblanc. They arrive safely in Louisianaand settle in the Attakapas region on theTeche and Vermillion Bayous
