Book

Acadian to Cajun: transformation of a people, 1803-1877

University Press of MississippiJackson, Miss. • Published In 1992 • Pages:

By: Brasseaux, Carl A..

Abstract
Starting where his previous work on Acadian history ended (see document number 5: Brasseaux, in this file), Brasseaux continues with his study of history from the period of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, when the transplanted Acadian culture began to take on a decidedly Louisiana character, to 1877, the end of Reconstruction in Louisiana, at which time '…ascriptive distinctions between Acadians and neighboring groups had become blurred, giving rise to the creation of a new people - the Cajuns' (p.xi). Although much of the focus of this book is on the Acadian involvement in the American Civil War, there are also data on Acadian folk-life in the nineteenth century, the emergence of class structure and politics in the antebellum period, cultural change and transformation as the population adapted to life in Lousiana, and politics and violence in the post Civil War era, with particular emphasis on vigilantism, and the role of the Ku Klux Klan, Knights of the White Camelia, and the White League in minority control.
Subjects
Agriculture
Food preparation
Diet
Mutual aid
Social stratification
Brawls, riots, and banditry
Police
Informal in-group justice
Legal and judicial personnel
Armed forces
War
Ecclesiastical organization
culture
Cajuns
HRAF PubDate
1995
Region
North America
Sub Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Historian
Document Rating
4: Excellent Secondary Data
Analyst
John Beierle, 1993
Field Date
no date
Coverage Date
variable
Coverage Place
Louisiana, United States
Notes
Carl A. Brasseaux
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-241) and index
LCCN
92017759
LCSH
Cajuns