Grand Pre: Landscape for the World

Marc Notes: Traduction de: Grand-Pre: heart of Acadie.; Comprend des ref. bibliogr.: p. 76-78."Biographical Note: This is A. J. B. (John) Johnston's fourteenth history book. France named him a chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes academiques in recognition of his many publications on the history of the French in Atlantic Canada. John has a Ph. D. in history from Universite Laval and is the author of two novels. For more details, visit ajbjohnston.com. Born in Cap-Pele, New Brunswick, Ronnie-Gilles LeBlanc, now retired, is a former archivist at the Centre d etudes acadiennes and historian at Parks Canada Agency. With a Ph. D. in history from Universite Laval, his research and publications focus on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Acadian history."Publisher Marketing: In 2012 the Landscape of Grand Pre, which includes the entire Grand Pre Marsh and portions of North Grand Pre, Hortonville, Grand Pre, and Lower Wolfville, was declared Nova Scotia s third UNESCO World Heritage Site. This newest addition to the Stories of our Past series details the area s physical and cultural evolution in an accessible, highly visual format. Grand Pre explores the interrelationship of the peoples and landscape of Grand Pre, from the legacies of the dykelands to the record-breaking tides of the Minas Basin. With a focus on the resilient first peoples of Grand Pre the Mi kmaq and the Acadians the book explores the implications of the Grand Derangement, including the arrival of New England Planter and Scots settlers, the twentieth-century Acadian Renaissance, and the creation of the "Land of Evangeline." Includes informative sidebars and 50 colour photos." Contributor Bio:  Johnston, A J B A. J. B. Johnston has written six books on the colonial Louisbourg and has edited two volumes of proceedings from the French Colonial Historical Society.