©1987, Georges Arsenault ©1989 English Translation, Sally Ross ISBN 0—920304—81-—8

Cover and Graphic Design: Raymond Thériault and Cape Bear ESOC Book Design: Cape Bear Associates

Typesetting: Braemar Publishing Limited

Printing: Williams and Crue Ltd.

Ragweed Press

P.O. Box 2023 Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Canada C1A 7N7

Distributed in Canada by: University of Toronto Press

Originally published in French by Les Editions d’Acadie, Moncton, N.B. Canada E1C 8N8

With thanks to the Canada Council for its generous support.

Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data

Arsenault, Georges, 1952-— The Island Acadians: 1720—1980

Translation of: Les Acadiens de l’Ile: 1720—1980. ISBN 0—920304—81-8

1. Acadians — Prince Edward Island — History. 2. Prince Edward Island — History. I. Title.

FC2650.5.A77 1989 971.7'004114 C89-098509-X F1049.7.A2A77 1989