Fishermen, then fur traders, then farmers settled the
original Acadian homeland. Their families stayed for 150 years before they were
sent into exile by the British.
Reprinted below are 32 articles that appeared in Issue 22 of The Daily
Advertiser's History of Acadiana. The issue was published on February 23, 1999,
in Lafayette, Louisiana. The articles were written by Jim Bradshaw, Project 2000
Editor for The Daily Advertiser.
It is recommended that the articles be read in the order
listed. Although each article "stands alone," each article leads into the next
article.
Also included is an article about the author and a
Bibliography/List of books for additional reading.
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