"[...] When she spoke of Acadia, her face brightened, her eyes beamed with a strange brilliancy, and she kept us spellbound, so eloquent and yet so sad were her words, and then tears trickled down her aged cheeks and her voice trembled with emotion. Under our father's roof she lacked none of the comforts of life. We knew that her children vied with each other to please her, and we wondered why it was that she seemed to be sad and unhappy. We were then mere children and knew nothing of the human heart, grim experience had ...
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"[...] When she spoke of Acadia, her face brightened, her eyes beamed with a strange brilliancy, and she kept us spellbound, so eloquent and yet so sad were her words, and then tears trickled down her aged cheeks and her voice trembled with emotion. Under our father's roof she lacked none of the comforts of life. We knew that her children vied with each other to please her, and we wondered why it was that she seemed to be sad and unhappy. We were then mere children and knew nothing of the human heart, grim experience had not taught us its[...]."
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Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible-Acceptable. Book Good. No dust jacket. Stamped on inside. Short gifter's inscription on front endpage. Owner's name on front endpage. (louisiana, LA, biography)
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Fine. Brown cloth cover with gold titles, has virtually no wear. Unmarked. 107 p. : plates. 19cm. Includes Plates. Dedicated to Madame Charles de Gaulle in honor of her visit to Louisiana with Gen. Gharles de Gaulle; by Friends of Acadian Culture and Civilization in Louisiana