The Acadian in American Literature from Longfellow to James Lee Burke
by
Maria Hebert-Leiter
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009
From antebellum times, Louisiana's unique multipartite society included a legal and social space for intermediary racial groups such as Acadians, Creoles, and Creoles of Color. In Becoming Cajun, Becoming American, Maria Hebert-Leiter explores how American writers have portrayed Acadian culture over...