Title:
They spoke French : a book about French heritage in Minnesota
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ISBN:
9781522719830
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
General Note:
"A Minnesota History Educational Project sponsored by the French-American Heritage Foundation of Minnesota."
Contents:
Preface. The influence of the French Canadians on the U.S. Midwest -- 1. Foreword: Minnesota with a French accent -- 2. Early French explorers, pioneers and fur traders in Minnesota -- 3. Early French mining in Minnesota -- 4. The voyageurs -- 5. Early French Canadian fur trade in Minnesota -- 6. The Métis and their contributions to Minnesota -- 7. Early French Canadian settlements in Minnesota -- 8. French influence on education in Minnesota -- 9. French Canadian influence on hockey in Minnesota -- 10. Haitian diaspora in Minnesota -- 11. French Africans in Minnesota -- 12. Francophone African Catholic community -- 13. French Vietnamese in Minnesota -- 14. Acadian and Cajun heritage in Minnesota -- 15. French Huguenots -- 16. Genealogy websites and resources -- 17. French and French Canadian organizations in Minnesota -- 18. French heritage sites in Minnesota -- 19. French place names in Minnesota.
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Summary:
Minnesota has a French accent, and the influences of our French speaking past lurks in the background of our state. For two hundred years the main European language spoken here was French. Our state motto, the names of our rivers and streams and lakes, and over fifty French settlements all helped make Minnesota into the place it is today. This is a book about that French heritage.--
