french americans

Discusses the contributions of the French to the history, civilization, and progress of America from the 16th century up to the present era.

When Marie-Grace arrives in New Orleans in 1853, she is not sure she fits in, until an unexpected invitation opens the door to friendship.

With the help of her white friend Marie-Grace, Cecile, a well-to-do black girl in 1853 New Orleans, plans a secret adventure at a Mardi Gras costume ball.

Presents an overview of the origins and evolution of all the Francophone communities in the southern Louisiana region, which has been identified by ethnographers as the most complex rural society in North America.

A saga of the Bellefleur family--a prolific group whose members include millionaires, a murderer, seekers, and various eccentrics--as seen through the eyes of the clan's youngest member, Germaine,.

An affluent black family fights against illness and death when a terrible outbreak of yellow fever strikes New Orleans in the summer of 1853.

With the help of her white friend Marie-Grace, Cecile, a well-to-do black girl in 1853 New Orleans, plans a secret adventure at a Mardi Gras costume ball.

Eleven-year-old Cecile Rey searches through many corners of 1854 New Orleans seeking a lost necklace that she had borrowed from her Tante Tay.

A history of the French in North America from the earliest explorers to today's separatist movement in Quebec.

Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the French, factors encouraging their emigration, and their acceptance as an ethnic group in North America.