This interesting history was motivated by Longfellow's beautiful poem Evangeline (published by Pelican), which is about an Acadian woman who was separated from her love during their difficult deportation from Nova Scotia. Mr. Bible felt it necessary to provide the true background information about the Acadians that inspired Longfellow to write his tribute.

The Acadians provides the reader "a brief sketch of the Acadian, his early struggles, his home life, cruel deportation, the confiscation of his property and destruction of his home, his...