I was interviewed by Sandra Goodwin for her popular Maple Stars & Stripes podcast about my book A Distinct Alien Race.
We discussed how the New England Franco-American story reflects on perennial themes of U.S. history including industrialization; emigration across land borders; the nature of U.S. citizenship; and the fear of the Other. Sandy asked me about my motivations for writing the book, about the history of the Canadien move into New England, and the background in Québec and in Canada.
Listen to the podcast above or view the page for this episode on the Maple Stars & Stripes site.
I was on an earlier episode of this show called the Geographic Evolution of a Franco-American Family. Sandra Goodwin has done a number of interviews that represent a growing body of knowledge about Canadien, Acadian and Franco-American history.
Buy A Distinct Alien Race here:
Amazon.com
Publisher's website
Hi David.
ReplyDeleteI just wanna let you know there's some press coverage of your book in some Québécois newspapers, Le Devoir for instance. Here's the link : https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/541193/les-malheurs-d-un-million-d-immigrants-canadiens-francais
Really interesting. I always was wondering what my ancestors motivations were to went back in Québec right before their short journey in the USA. It happens your book will provide some unexpected answers. I'm sure buying your book.
Hi David -
ReplyDeletethanks for your comment on our bookstore blog - we have ordered 50 copies so far, and will have to re-order by Christmas - there is a lot of interest here in Brunswick - could we have an email address for you - we went up to Lille and i gave a talk at the Franco cultural center there - i'd like to send you a link -
gary lawless