Face Laite Growing up French-Catholic in the Age of Cape Canaveral, Camelot and Captain Kangaroo |
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| Author:
| Pouliot, Jean |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9980484-4-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2023 |
| Publisher: | Jean E. Pouliot
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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As Vietnam and assassinations roiled the 1960s American cultural landscape and the Second Vatican Council upended centuries of Roman Catholic practice and worship, the descendants of French-Canadian immigrants in New England faced their own reckoning: the loss of their defining language. Jean Pouliot experienced these clashing currents as a boy, and in Face Lite, tries to make sense of the world that was passing, the one coming into being and the people either pushing forward or trying...
More DescriptionAs Vietnam and assassinations roiled the 1960s American cultural landscape and the Second Vatican Council upended centuries of Roman Catholic practice and worship, the descendants of French-Canadian immigrants in New England faced their own reckoning: the loss of their defining language. Jean Pouliot experienced these clashing currents as a boy, and in Face Lite, tries to make sense of the world that was passing, the one coming into being and the people either pushing forward or trying to hold back the tides of change.