A New France in New England
Item
Title
A New France in New England
Creator
Bender, Prosper
Description
Some comments from an American critic at the time of a visible wave of French Canadian immigration to the United States - especially New England - in the 1880s. Provides a favorable social and political context from the French Canada of this period. Attempts social, linguistic, and political description of both French Canadian immigrant professionals and members of the working class. Discusses immigrant attitudes toward assimilation, their reasoning and their feasibility. Thoughts on the future growth of the French Canadian population in New England.
Date
1888 November
Language
English
Type
Magazine Article
Coverage
1888, New England
URL
http://www.archive.org/details/cihm_03571 (full text available here, as featured in separate publication)
Publication Title
Magazine of American History