Frog Town: Portrait of a French Canadian Parish in New England [Hardcover]

Frog Towndescribes in detail a French Canadian parish that was unique due to the high density of both Acadian and Quebecois settlers that were situated in a Yankee stronghold of Puritan stock. This demography provided for a volatile history that accentuated the inter-ethnic/sectarian conflicts of the time.

In this book, Laurence Armand French discusses the work, language, and social activities of the working-class French Canadians during the changing times that transformed them from French Canadians to Franco Americans. French also articulates the current double-standard of justice within New Hampshire with details of actual cases, presented alongside their circumstances and judicial outcomes, to offer a thorough depiction of the community of Frog Town.

Laurence Armand French, PhD, is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, and the International College of Prescribing Psychologists. He is a clinical licensed psychologist and a professor emeritus of psychology at Western New Mexico University.Frog Town is an original and informative work. It combines personal experience and family history with sociology, anthropology, legal history, and social history. The work is unique in this area in that it treats the Franco-American experience and history from the perspectives of both the Francophone and the Anglophone populations. Ranging historically from the early French and British settlements of North America to present Franco-American culture and recent legal cases in New Hampshire Frog Town gives a comprehensive and synthetic overview of the topic. Val Dusek, professor of philosophy, University of New Hampshire

Preface
Chapter One: A Geo-Political Historical Framework
Introduction: Understanding Human and Group Behaviors
The Function of Creation Myths: Giving Meaning to Life and Belonging
Catholicism, Protestantism, and Capitalism
Colonial Wars in North America: The Britl#â