The Acadian Exiles

The Chronicles of Canada #9

by Arthur George Doughty

The name Acadia, which we now associate with a great tragedy of history and song, was first used by the French to distinguish the eastern or maritime part of New France from the western part, which began with the St Lawrence valley and was called Canada.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

90 pages, Paperback

Published August 30, 2014

About the author

Sir Arthur George Doughty KBE CMG FRSC was a Canadian civil servant and Dominion Archivist and Keeper of the Public Records.

Reviews

[Erik Bonkovsky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lol

[Leo Edmiston-cyr · Rating 5 out of 5]

My first book on the Acadian expulsion

This book is a well written historical account told in an engaging way. I read straight through while visiting new Brunswick, Fundy national park, and PEI.

[Adam McPhee · Rating 1 out of 5]

Found on Project Gutenberg (Canada?). Dated in a lot of ways, most noticeably in how the author smugly approves of the British institutional maneuvering, how Acadians got played time and again because so-and-so was an agent of the British empire but wasn't empowered to do X. Interesting though to see that the Acadians were really needed by the British, because they just couldn't get enough colonists to Nova Scotia.

[Nola Decker · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a must-read if you are interested in the history of the Acadian people, but much of it is not particularly riveting. The author lets some opportunities go by to pass on interesting stories; for instance, he will label someone as having a "colorful history" but not explain at all what that colorful history IS. (Though,it is possible that in the 20's when this was written that "colorful" had some innuendoes that did not need explanation or that were inappropriate to explain. But, dammit, I want the juicy stuff too in addition to dates and places!) In another spot, the author mentions someone had a surprisingly tragic death but provides no details about that. Geesh. Don't elude to drama and then not deliver.

Anyway, the scholarship of this is (I assuming) the best that could be done at the time it was written and that makes this a very useful document for those looking into Acadian history or trying to figure out where Acadian ancestors came from or disappeared to during that period of time. So glad it was put into digital form so us modern researchers can peruse it and use it!

[Keith · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very dry history of the Acadian people and one I would not recommend unless you have a particular interest in the Acadian.