Ethnic Survival in a New England Mill Town : The Franco-Americans of Biddeford, Maine

Guignard, Michael James

An exploration of the characteristics of cultural survival within the Franco American community in the town of Biddeford, Maine in the 20th century. From the introduction: "In this study I will 1) analyze the fundamental nature of the experiment in survival that the Franco-Americans themselves call 'la survivance' , 2) investigate the historical, cultural, and social origins of 'la survivance' in French-Canadian culture, 3) determine the extent to which the Franco-Americans in New England constitute a deviation from the norm in respect to assimilation into American culture, 4) determine the factors that caused deviation from the norm."

Syracuse, New York

1977

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Thesis/Dissertation

1850-1970; Biddeford, Maine

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