Acadian Reminiscences: With the True Story of Evangeline (Louisiana Parish Histories Series) - Softcover

Voorhies, Felix

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565544420 ISBN 13: 9781565544420

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, 1999

Synopsis

The story of old Acadia is reborn! On a cold winter night, an old woman gathers her grandchildren at her feet and recounts the story of the Acadia she once knew. From the stirring simplicity of the Acadians' daily community to their exile from the only home they'd ever known, this spellbinding and deeply personal tale grants new life to a rich culture that exists only in the faintest of memories. Including the legendary story of Evangeline, an orphan who was torn from her fiance and lived the rest of her life in grief, Felix Voorhies (1839-1919) shares his own grandmother's account of war, pilgrimage, sacrifice, and the Acadian spirit.

About this title

About the Author

Felix Voorhies was born in St. Martinville, Louisiana, in 1839 and attended several universities, including Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama, and St. Charles College in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. In 1860, Voorhies established a law practice in St. Martinville, but after the outbreak of the Civil War, he put his practice on hold and enlisted in the Confederate army. After the war, he resumed his work as a lawyer and went on to serve one term in the Louisiana House of Representatives. Voorhies died in 1919.

From the Back Cover

Through war, exile, peril, and heartbreak, the spirit of the Acadians never faltered as they struggled to maintain lives of simplicity and faith. Told with rich emotion, Acadian Reminiscences is more than a history of old Acadia--it is the Voorhies family's personal journey to remember the sacrifices and triumphs of their people.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1565544420
• ISBN 13: 9781565544420
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124