New Brunswick's Acadian Shore

Christine Hughes is a policy analyst at the Ontario Native Affairs
Secretariat.

The Acadian Coast of New Brunswick stretches along the shores of the
Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Northumberland Strait and is well-marked to
travelers in the area by the many Starred French Tricolour Acadian flags
flying proudly in front of houses and other buildings. The area is home
to the Acadian people who returned there after le Grand Dérangement,
the dispersion of the Acadian people by the British colonial authorities
in 1755. This book provides a photographic journey through the lives of
contemporary Acadians and the incredibly scenic coastal region they
inhabit.

A short introduction by Maurice Basque, Director of Acadian Studies at
the University of Moncton, provides a good overview of Acadian history
in New Brunswick. A full-color picture of people and places along the
Acadian Shore by photographer and author George Fischer—whose work has
appeared in numerous books as well as national and international
publications—is featured on every page, accompanied by a short
description identifying the subject. A map depicts the area’s
geographic location and notes a number of key cities and towns.

People of Acadian heritage or visitors to this beautiful part of New
Brunswick will be interested in adding this photographic collection to
their libraries.