{"product_id":"we-were-not-spoiled-a-franco-american-memoir-paperback","title":"We Were Not Spoiled: A Franco-American Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDenis LeDoux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLucille Verreault LeDoux\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"My education was less important to my parents than my little pay. They wanted me to work and turn my wages over to them.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Were Not Spoiled\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the early life of a Franco-Mainer born in 1921 in Lewiston and raised there. Lucille Verreault Ledoux's life is t\u003cb\u003eypical of many Franco-American women of her generation, children of immigrants to the US from French Canada\u003c\/b\u003e, and, as such, the book is an \u003cb\u003eimportant addition to our understanding of Maine's ethnically diverse communities in the last century\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eWe Were Not Spoiled\u003c\/i\u003e offers insight into Franco-American social life and identity of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this story of the effects of immigration to the US from French Canada, we glimpse into the lives of French-speaking women and girls in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. \u003cb\u003eFrench Canadian culture continued to be alive in the New England girls who people this eminently readable memoir. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYOU WILL FIND OVERLOOKED LIVES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Were Not Spoiled\u003c\/i\u003e reveals \u003cb\u003ean eye for often neglected details, of information thought to be marginal and so too frequently lost to students of history\u003c\/b\u003e. A basic function of memoir is to give witness to a time and a way of life gone by, and this book succeeds well at this. In its pages, we find ourselves going with Lucille into textile mills of the Northeast US, living religious orthodoxy, and creating an identity for herself as a woman, wife and mother in the context of industrial New England.. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT AMAZON REVIEWERS HAVE SAID OF \u003ci\u003eWe Were Not Spoiled\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eThe narrative is crisp and descriptive\u003c\/b\u003e, and the story flowed at a good pace to keep me turning the pages. I thoroughly enjoyed reading \u003ci\u003eWe Were Not Spoiled\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003cb\u003ehighly recommend it as an enjoyable, enlightening read\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -Kathy Pooler \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003cb\u003eThis book was so interesting that I did not put it down until I had finished reading it.\u003c\/b\u003e.. Denis has done an excellent job in portraying his mother's family life.\" -Colin Guest \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eWe Were Not Spoiled\u003c\/i\u003e is presented \u003cb\u003elike a story told at the kitchen table \u003c\/b\u003eof Lucille's experience growing up French in Maine.\" -Roland Vallerand \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Were Not Spoiled\u003c\/i\u003e is full of period photos and notes to support \u003cb\u003ethe significance of the text for historical reference.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a Franco-American tale, a New England memoir, but even more an American story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eScroll to the top of this page and select the \"buy\" button. The financial investment is small, and the reading pleasure is great.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMORE FRANCO CONTENT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrench Boy \/ A 1950s Franco-American Childhood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e provides a deep look into a culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHere to Stay \/ Lives in Seventeenth-Century Canada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e .Ordinary people, heroic times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MEMOIR NETWORK WRITING SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDon't Let Writer's Block Stop You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e shows you how writer's block CAN teach you to push beyond stuck. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Go Beyond Writing Prompts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e gets you rooted in the meaning of your stories. Gone the isolated or irrelevant stories produced by prompts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWrite to the End \/ Eight Strategies to Thrive as a Writer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a number of techniques and best writing practices to keep you writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMemory List Question Book: 100s of Not-a-Prompt Questions\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eMeaningful questions \/ topics \/ ideas that help you to reflect more deeply on your story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStart Your Memoir Right\u003c\/i\u003e i\u003c\/b\u003es full of practical steps: stop asking yourself if you should write your memoir. Find inspiration to begin and learn techniques of the art of memoir writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting Great Memory Lists.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Memory Lists are the magic bullet of memoir writing. Recall more details and dates than you ever thought possible.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46279606862009,"sku":"9781493772469","price":34.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/6dfDyCHGlu9781493772469.webp?v=1783236665","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/we-were-not-spoiled-a-franco-american-memoir-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}