Loyal but French : the negotiation of identity by French-Canadian descendants in the United States / Mark Paul Richard.

Author
Richard, Mark Paul, 1960- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2008.
Description
x, 388 pages : map ; 23 cm

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    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-373) and index.
    Contents
    • Creating a mosaic: Catholic immigrants in a Protestant mill town, 1850-1880
    • The rooster crows: French Canadians become naturalized citizens and democratic voters, 1880-1900
    • Not foreigners but Americans: French Canadians negotiate their identity in the Spindle City, 1880-1900
    • Playing Chopin: French speakers celebrate the demise of Lewiston's Republic majority, 1900-1920
    • The winding road: from Canadien to Franco-American, 1900-1920
    • Competing Americanisms: the Bishops, the Klan, and the intertwined identity of Franco-Americans, 1920-1940
    • Burying the elephant: politics, gender, and ethnic identity in Lewiston, 1920-1940
    • Forging ethnic unions: social, welfare, and credit institutions in the Spindle City, 1920-1940
    • We will earn a living and not merely an existence: Franco-American workers assert their rights, 1920-1970
    • The quiet evolution: Franco-Americans become Americans, 1940-1970
    • Contemporary identity: Americans of French-Canadian descent, 1970-2007.
    ISBN
    • 9780870138379 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 0870138375 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2008015734
    OCLC
    225088950
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