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    Acadiana: Louisiana's Historic Cajun Country
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    Acadiana: Louisiana's Historic Cajun Country

    By Carl A. Brasseaux and Philip Gould

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    "Acadiana" summons up visions of a legendary and exotic world of moss-draped cypress, cocoa-colored bayous, subtropical wildlife, and spicy indigenous cuisine. The ancestral home of Cajuns and Creoles, this twenty-two-parish area of south Louisiana encompasses a broad range of people, places, and events. In their historical and pictorial tour of the region, author Carl A. Brasseaux and photographer Philip Gould explore in depth this fascinating and complex world.
    As passionate documentarians of all things Cajun and Creole, Brasseaux and Gould delve into the topography, culture, and economy of Acadiana.
    In two hundred color photographs of architecture, landscapes, wildlife, and artifacts, Gould portrays the rich history still visible in the area, while Brasseaux's engagingly written narrative covers the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century story of settlement and development in the region. Brasseaux brings the story up to date, recounting devastating hurricanes and coastal degradation.
    From living-history attractions such as Vermilionville, the Acadian Village, and Longfellow-Evangeline State Park to music venues, festivals, and crawfish boils, Acadiana depicts a resilient and vibrant way of life and presents a vivid portrait of a culture that continues to captivate, charm, and endure.
    For all those who want to explore these people and this place, Brasseaux and Gould have provided an insightful written and visual history.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLSU Press
    Release dateMay 18, 2011
    ISBN9780807139653
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    Acadiana: Louisiana's Historic Cajun Country
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    Carl A. Brasseaux

    Carl A. Brasseaux, former director of the Center for Louisiana Studies and a Louisiana Writer of the Year, has spent a lifetime studying the peoples and cultures of the Louisiana coastal plain. He is author or coauthor of more than forty books including Asian-Cajun Fusion: Shrimp from the Bay to the Bayou; Ain’t There No More: Louisiana’s Disappearing Coastal Plain; Acadian to Cajun: Transformation of a People, 1803–1877; and Creoles of Color in the Bayou Country, all published by University Press of Mississippi.

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