Seeking an Acadian Nation: The 1930 Diary of an Evangeline Girl

Seeking an Acadian Nation: The 1930 Diary of an Evangeline Girl by Warren A. Perrin and Mary B. Perrin Edited by Sam Broussard   About the Book Over the last two and a half centuries, the Acadian Deportation and the epic poem Evangeline have defined the French-speaking people known as Acadians. After their tragic deportation by the British from their homeland, Acadia, now known as Nova Scotia, those who re-settled in Louisiana are today called Cajuns—American, yet clearly distinct. Seeking an Acadian Nation—The 1930 Diary of an Evangeline Girl is a book based on the travel journal and scrapbook of Corinne Broussard, a young woman from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, who, along with 24 other Evangeline Girls, represented Louisiana in Canada for the 175th anniversary of the Deportation. Here in Corinne's own words is the story of her adventure—a 17-day, 3,000-mile train trip called a pilgrimage by Sen. Dudley J. LeBlanc who spearheaded the trip, and who was preparing to run for governor of Lou