{"product_id":"acadian-odyssey-paperback","title":"Acadian Odyssey - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOscar W. Winzerling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarl a. Brasseaux\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1955, Oscar Winzerling's Acadian Odyssey has remained unsurpassed as a study of the exodus of 1755. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing their eviction from Nova Scotia by the English, many hundreds of Acadians spent years in various seaport concentration camps in England before reuniting with their fellow exiles in the port cities of France. In 1783, the refugees \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased upon original documents uncovered by the author in European national and private archives, Acadian Odyssey details the history of the Cajun people, whose traditions and beliefs stand as a cultural cornerstone of the state of Louisiana.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOSCAR WILLIAM WINZERLING (1896-1989) a Roman Catholic priest and educator, received his Ph.D. in history from the University of California-Berkeley, where he worked under Lawrence Kinnaird. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA native of Acadiana, CARL A. BRASSEAUX has authored more than thirty books on French North America. He retired from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2010.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 13, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384294916274,"sku":"9780807159279","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0f3910083aa79f8fef96113fe4455a8a.webp?v=1777881972","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/acadian-odyssey-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}