French Connections - Cultural Mobility in North America and the Atlantic World, 1600–1875

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French Connections examines cultural mobility across North America and the Atlantic world from 1600 to 1875 through a set of interdisciplinary historical studies. Edited by Robert Englebert and Andrew N. Wegmann, the volume links French influences with colonial networks, migration routes, diplomacy, labor movement, and religious or spiritual experiences. Chapters address topics such as possession and healing in Beauport, Huguenot careers in British administration, and honor-based journeys, culminating in an epilogue that traces connections and dislocations.

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Acknowledgments

Introduction: Patchwork and Pathways in French Colonial History

A Deliverance from Demons: Possession and Healing at the Seigneurie of Beauport

Mask of the Colonizer: French Men, Native Passions, and the Culture of Diplomacy in New France

The Ancien Régime Culture of Labor Mobility and Migration to New France

A French Huguenot’s Career as a British Colonial Administrator in Acadie/Nova Scotia/Mi’gma’ki, 1710–1750

The Trials of Brother Chrétien: A Case of Ruin and Redemption in the French Atlantic

Family Formation, Race, and Honor in Colonial Haiti’s Free Communities, 1670–1789

From Voyageurs to Emigrants: Leaving the St. Lawrence Valley for the Detroit River Borderland, 1796–1846

Making Indians in the American Backcountry: Récits de voyage, Cultural Mobility, and Imagining Empire in the Age of Revolutions

Chasing La Chasse-Galerie: Honoré Beaugrand and the Life of a Journalistic Voyageur

Epilogue: “Next Stop, Honoré Beaugrand”: Connections, Dislocations, and Redirections

Contributors

Index

FRENCH CONNECTIONS [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) FRENCH CONNECTIONS Cultural Mobility in North America and the Atlantic World, 1600–1875 EDITED BY Robert Englebert & Andrew N. Wegmann LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS BATON ROUGE [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) Published by Louisiana State University Press [www.lsupress.org](www.lsupress.org) Copyright © 2020 by Louisiana State University Press “A Deliverance from Demons: Possession and Healing at the Seignurie of Beauport” copyright © 2020 by Mairi Cowan All rights reserved. Except in the case of brief quotations used in articles or reviews, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any format or by any means without written permission of Louisiana State University Press. Louisiana Paperback Edition, 2022 Designer: Barbara Neely Bourgoyne Typeface: Garamond Premier Pro Cover image: Carte particulière de l’Amérique septentrionale, 1741, by Henry Popple. Courtesy Library of Congress. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Englebert, Robert, editor. | Wegmann, Andrew N., editor. Title: French connections : cultural mobility in North America and the Atlantic world, 1600–1875 / edited by Robert Englebert and Andrew N. Wegmann. Other titles: Cultural mobility in North America and the Atlantic world, 600–1875 Description: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press,[2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2020017746 (print) | LCCN 2020017747 (ebook) | ISBN 978-0-8071-6970-4 (cloth) | ISBN 978-0-8071-7456-2 (pdf) | ISBN 978-0-8071-7457-9 (epub) | ISBN 978-0-8071- 7818-8 (paperback) Subjects: LCSH: North America—Civilization—French influences. | French—North America—History. | French—Colonization. | France—Colonies—America—Social life and customs. | France—Colonies—America—History. | North America—History—Colonial period, ca. 1600–1775. | North America—History—19th century. | Canada—History—To 1763 (New France) | Canada—History—1763–1867 . Classification: LCC E29.F8 F745 2020 (print) | LCC E29.F8 (ebook) | DDC 970.04—dc23 LC record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2020017746](https://lccn.loc.gov/2020017746) LC ebook record available at [https://lccn.loc.gov/2020017747](https://lccn.loc.gov/2020017747) [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) CONTENTS Acknowledgments Introduction: Patchwork and Pathways in French Colonial History ROBERT ENGLEBERT AND ANDREW N. WEGMANN A Deliverance from Demons: Possession and Healing at the Seigneurie of Beauport MAIRI COWAN Mask of the Colonizer: French Men, Native Passions, and the Culture of Diplomacy in New France WILLIAM BROWN The Ancien Régime Culture of Labor Mobility and Migration to New France LESLIE CHOQUETTE A French Huguenot’s Career as a British Colonial Administrator in Acadie/Nova Scotia/Mi’gma’ki, 1710–1750 GREGORY KENNEDY AND VINCENT AUFFREY The Trials of Brother Chrétien: A Case of Ruin and Redemption in the French Atlantic CHRISTOPHER HODSON Family Formation, Race, and Honor in Colonial Haiti’s Free Communities, 1670–1789 ROBERT D. TABER From Voyageurs to Emigrants: Leaving the St. Lawrence Valley for the Detroit River Borderland, 1796–1846 GUILLAUME TEASDALE AND KAREN L. MARRERO Making Indians in the American Backcountry: Récits de voyage, Cultural Mobility, and Imagining Empire in the Age of Revolutions ROBERT ENGLEBERT Chasing La Chasse-Galerie: Honoré Beaugrand and the Life of a Journalistic Voyageur JAY GITLINAND RYAN ANDRÉ BRASSEAUX Epilogue: “Next Stop, Honoré Beaugrand”: Connections, Dislocations, and Redirections BRETT RUSHFORTH Contributors Index [OceanofPDF.com](OceanofPDF.com) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I am starting to write this on a plane traveling north to south, a fitting direction in the grand scheme of things. When I think back to the days this project first took form—the conversation with Robert after our panel at SHEAR in New Haven in 2016, t

FAQs

What time span does French Connections cover?

The volume focuses on cultural mobility in North America and the Atlantic world from 1600 to 1875.

Who edited French Connections?

Robert Englebert and Andrew N. Wegmann are the editors.

What kinds of themes do the chapters explore?

Chapters connect French influence to colonial networks and movements, including diplomacy, labor and migration, religious life, and experiences framed by possession, healing, and honor.

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