Smoke over Grand Pre

by Marion Davison, Audrey Marsh

Overview

Against the background of the English-Acadian conflict, we follow the adventures of two young people - Paul, and Acadian boy, and his devoted friend, Swift Arrow, and Indian who once saved his life. Smoke Over Grand Pré provides a glimpse into the lives of people who lived during the period that led up to the Acadian deportation. The eviction of Acadians from Nova Scotia by the English gove ment represents an important chapter in the history of Nova Scotia and of Canada. Extensive research by the authors Marion Davison and Audrey Marsh, both of Nova Scotia, provides historic detail in this exciting novel.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781550812060
Publisher:	Breakwater Books Ltd.
Publication date:	06/10/2004
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.28(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.65(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Marion Alice Davison was born on January 2, 1931.

Raised, educated and married in King's County, Nova Scotia, she is the mother of five children, all married, and has fourteen grandchildren. She resides in Hants County, Nova Scotia with her husband of thirty-five years.

Audrey J. Marsh was born at Windsor, Nova Scotia on November 17, 1911.

She acquired her early education in that town, with teacher training at Truro and Halifax, and taught for twenty-eight years in elementary schools of the province. Smoke Over Grand Pré was her first novel. Some of her work, including poetry, articles and short stories, has been published in local magazines and periodicals.