Two volumes; Octavo; pp; I; xvi, (5), 6-518, tables; II; (5), 6-597, tables; Illustrated, eighty-eight text illustrations, sixty-six photogravures, twenty-two maps, seven special designs, (dessinees); original publisher's printed paper wrappers; To avoid any confusion, this edition is in french; Some minor edge wear, overall a very good or better copy. �mile-Joseph Lauvri�re was a French historian of Acadia. Emile Lauvri�re started his studies in Paris and completed them in London. Upon studying Evangeline, Longfellow's poem which follows an Acadian girl during the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians. Lauvri�re discovered, on this occasion, the history of the Acadian people, and reoriented his scholarly interest. This new research subject led him to publish La Trag�die d'un peuple; histoire du peuple acadien de ses origines � nos jours (Paris: Bossard, 1922). Lauvri�re was to spend the next three decades studying Acadian history, but he would go beyond academic research by founding the Comit� France-Acadie dedicated to providing grants to Acadians wishing to complete their studies in France, as well as sending French-language books to Acadia. Seller Inventory # 14286

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Title: La Tragedie D'un Peuple Histoire Du Peuple ...

Publisher: Editions Bossard, Paris

Publication Date: 1923

Binding: Wraps

Condition: Very good +

Edition: Second Edition.

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Austin's Antiquarian Books is a used, rare and out of print bookshop offering a general stock of approximately 10,000 used, scarce and out-of-print books, with particular strength in American History, especially books by and about Theodore Roosevelt, Travel, Decorative Arts, Natural History, and Sporting. We also offer a selection of antique maps and prints, historical paper and ephemera. We are members of The Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, The Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and the Independent Online Booksellers Association

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