{"product_id":"a-great-and-noble-scheme-the-tragic-story-of-the-expulsion-of-the-french-acadians-from-their-american-homeland","title":"A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland","description":"\"Altogether superb: an accessible, fluent account that advances scholarship while building a worthy memorial to the victims of two and a half centuries past.\" ―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\nIn 1755, New England troops embarked on a \"great and noble scheme\" to expel 18,000 French-speaking Acadians (\"the neutral French\") from Nova Scotia, killing thousands, separating innumerable families, and driving many into forests where they waged a desperate guerrilla resistance. The right of neutrality; to live in peace from the imperial wars waged between France and England; had been one of the founding values of Acadia; its settlers traded and intermarried freely with native Mìkmaq Indians and English Protestants alike. But the Acadians' refusal to swear unconditional allegiance to the British Crown in the mid-eighteenth century gave New Englanders, who had long coveted Nova Scotia's fertile farmland, pretense enough to launch a campaign of ethnic cleansing on a massive scale. John Mack Faragher draws on original research to weave 150 years of history into a gripping narrative of both the civilization of Acadia and the British plot to destroy it. 40 illustrations, 6 maps\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0393328279\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0393328279.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Faragher, John Mack\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43298223652925,"sku":"BVV.0393328279.G","price":16.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0393328279-0.jpg?v=1782509024","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/a-great-and-noble-scheme-the-tragic-story-of-the-expulsion-of-the-french-acadians-from-their-american-homeland","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}