A Century of Acadian Culture : The Development of a Cajun Community : Erath (1899-1999)
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Title
A Century of Acadian Culture : The Development of a Cajun Community : Erath (1899-1999)
Creator
Dronet, Curney J.
Description
History of the community of Erath, Louisiana, in the twentieth century. Introduced by a brief account of the Acadian exile in 1755. Contains snapshots of the town's economic and political development; the social life, religion, and education of its largely Cajun community; and the cultural presence and state of the town at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Erath as an historical and continuing center of Acadian and Cajun heritage in Louisiana. Contains 12 appendices regarding local officials, cultural advocacy, and Erath's Acadian Museum - from which this text was helped produced. Illustrated with photographs in black and white.
Date
2000
Language
en
Type
Book
Identifier
Coverage
1899-1999; Erath, Louisiana
URL
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