Heroes of the Acadian Resistance

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Heroes of the Acadian Resistance

Author	: Dianne Marshall
File Size	: 48,6 Mb
Publisher	: Formac Publishing Company Limited
Language	: English
Release Date	: 11 October 2011
ISBN	: 9780887809781
Pages	: 210 pages

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Heroes of the Acadian Resistance by Dianne Marshall Book PDF Summary

Heroes of the Acadian Resistance tells the unique and little-known story of two young men who became leaders of guerilla fighters who resisted the British authorities in Nova Scotia. They fought to prevent the destruction of Acadian homes and farms and the forcible deportation of thousands of men, women and children. This book offers a fresh perspective on the tragic well-known story of the 1755 Expulsion of the Acadians.

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