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Mason Wade, Acadia and Quebec The Perception of an Outsider The Carleton Library Series A series of original works, new collections and reprints of source material relating to Canada, issued under the supervision of the Editorial Board, Carleton Library Series, Carleton University Press Inc., Ottawa, Canada. General Editor Michael Gnarowski Editorial Board Valda Blundell (Anthropology) Irwin Gillespie (Economics) Naomi Griffiths (History) Robert J. Jackson (Political Science) David B. Knight (Geography) Michael MacNeil (Law) Stephen Richer (Sociology) Mason Wade, Acadia and Quebec The Perception of an Outsider Edited by N.E.S. Griffiths and G.A. Rawlyk Carleton University Press 1991 ©Carleton University Press Inc. 1991 ISBN 0-88629-149-6 (paperback) ISBN 0-88629-147-X (casebound) Printed and bound in Canada. Carleton Library Series 167 Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Wade, Mason, 1913-1986 Mason Wade, Acadia and Quebec (The Carleton library : 167) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-88629-149-6 (paperback) ISBN 0-88629-147-X (casebound) 1. Quebec (Province)-History. 2. Maritime Provinces-History. 3. Canadians, French-speaking-History. 4. Wade, Mason, 1913-1986. I. Griffiths, N.E.S. (Naomi Elizabeth Saundaus), 1934- . II. Rawlyk, George A., 1935- . III. Title. IV. Series. FC60.W315 1991 971.4 C91-090641-6 F1026.6.W33 1991 Distributed by Oxford University Press Canada, 70 Wynford Drive, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada. M3C 1J9 (416) 441-2941 Cover design: Aerographics Ottawa Acknowledgements: Carleton University Press gratefully acknowledges the support extended to its publishing programme by the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council. This volume has been published with the help of a grant from the De- partment of Tourism, Recreation and Heritage of the Province of New Brunswick. Carleton University Press wishes to express its appreciation to Margaret Wade Labarge for her generous support and consideration in helping publish this book. Veritas et caritas no mean gods for the academy This page intentionally left blank Table of Contents Preface ix Part One — Hugh Mason Wade: An Appreciation Chapter 1 Hugh Mason Wade — N.E.S. Griffiths 1 Chapter 2 Mason Wade as Historian of Quebec — David M.L. Farr 13 Part Two — Mason Wade's Maritime Melting Pot An Introduction — G.A. Rawly k 53 Chapter 3 Two French Canadas: Quebec and Acadia 55 Chapter 4 After the Grand Dérangement: The Acadians' Return to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and to Nova Scotia 65 Chapter 5 Outpost of New France and New England 83 Chapter 6 The New England Planters and the American Revolution (1749-1781) 109 Chapter 7 The Coming of the Loyalists 139 Part Three — Mason Wade in Canadian Historiography Chapter 8 "Histoire sans coeur"?: Historiographical Reflection on the Work of Mason Wade — Stephen Kenny 179 Bibliographic Notes 195 This page intentionally left blank Preface The publication of this book has taken a long time. When Mason Wade died he left behind a long manuscript concerned with the history of the Atlantic provinces, a work in which he had interested the government of New Brunswick as a project for its centennial celebration. He had spoken about the work to a number of publishers, some of whom had undertaken evaluation of parts of the manuscript. Wade died, however, before he came to terms with the type and number of revisions that were suggested. The present work contains a significant portion of this manuscript. Having read the full manuscript a number of times, it is our professional opinion that what is printed here are the most valuable sections of that work. When we made the decision, as editors, as to what should be pub- lished of Mason Wade's last work, we came to the conclusion that the pages should be accompanied, first, by Wade's articles on Acadian and Quebec history which demonstrate the development of his ideas con- cerning these fields. We also believed that the time had come for an estimation of Mason Wade's work in the context of anglophone under- standing of Quebec. It is our good fortune that D.M.L. Farr agreed to write this essay. We also felt that there should be a short biography of the career of this important American historian of Canada. Margaret Wade Labarge, Mason Wade's sister, gave of her time and affection to ensure that the biographical chapter by N.E.S. Griffiths would have both depth and accuracy. Stephen Kenny has also allowed his obituary for Wade to be included in the volume. We would like to thank the government of New Brunswick for its generous aid and support of this project. We hope that this work pro- vides both a valuable conclusion to Mason Wade's published work and an appropriate memorial to a man whose impact upon many Canadian historians was of significance. N.E.S. Griffiths G.A. Rawlyk
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