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The Rise of French New Brunswick

by (author) Richard Wilbur

Publisher
Formac Publishing Company Limited
Initial publish date
Jan 1989
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780887800702
    Publish Date
    Jan 1989
    List Price
    $16.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780887807954
    Publish Date
    Feb 2008
    List Price
    $45.00

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Description

Drawing from personal accounts, French- and English-language newspapers and records from the legislative assembly, Wilbur chronicles the Acadians' century-long search for cultural autonomy and political equality.
He records how the political activities of French New Brunswickers helped them obtain French-language education and social services and led to the declaration of their province as Canada's only officially bilingual province.

About the author

RICHARD WILBUR has maintained a dual career as a teacher of Canadian history and a freelance journalist. His books include Rise of French New Brunswick and Silver Harvest, the Fundy Weirmen`s Story, which won the Canadian Historical Association Regional Certificate Award. He lives in St. Andrews NB.

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