Rose Alone

Sheila Flynn DeCosse

Description

After the Great Exile of her entire Acadian community from Canada in 1755, half of Rose's family and her boyfriend disappear. As part of their forced resettlement in colonial East Hampton, New York, the English government begins it's work to turn Rose and her Acadian family into "proper English citizens". Lonely and unable to speak her native French, Rose's situation is made worse by a vindictive Master who blames her as a French speaker for the capture and perhaps death of his son by French military forces in upstate New York. Read Rose Alone to follow Rose's journey as she struggles to find her place and family in the new world of battling French and English Empires in America. 

Sujets

• Historical
• Young Adult Fiction
• Nueva York
• General officer
• Historical fiction
• General
• United States
• 1755
• New York

Informations

• Publié par: CALEC
• Date de parution: 17 septembre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781636073491
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Copyright © 2021 by Sheila Flynn DeCosse
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ISBN 978-1-63607-161-9 (paperback)
ISBN 978-1-63607-349-1 (eBook)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2021942258
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C ONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright
Praises
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Chapter one - Beware The English
Chapter two - The Wedding
Chapter three - Making Fricot
Chapter four - Bringing The News
Chapter five - French Neutrals
Chapter six - Maman
Chapter seven - Farewell
Chapter eight - The Ship
Chapter nine - Papa
Chapter ten - Escape?
Chapter eleven - Strange New World
Chapter twelve - The Quilts
Chapter thirteen - Hell-Gut
Chapter fourteen - Our New Village
Chapter fifteen - Meeting Master
Chapter sixteen - A New Friend?
Chapter seventeen - Escape
Chapter eighteen - Help
Chapter nineteen - Fort Oswego
Chapter twenty - New Pathways
Chapter twenty-one - Learning The Truth
Chapter twenty-two - Heart To Heart
Chapter twenty-three - Free Acadians
Chapter twenty-four - Discovery
Chapter twenty-five - Whale Ho!
Chapter twenty-six - Lost Family
Chapter twenty-seven - Promise To Marie Josephe
Chapter twenty-eight - The Rocking Chair
Chapter twenty-nine - The Rocking Chair
Chapter thirty - The Fire Kindles
Chapter thirty-one - The Ladies Gossip
Chapter thirty-two - Rose Alone
Chapter thirty-three - News For Jonas
Chapter thirty-four - The Stranger
Chapter thirty-five - Nate Comes
Chapter thirty-six - Shocking News
Chapter thirty-seven - Onward
Chapter thirty-eight - Guildford
Chapter thirty-nine - The English Again
Chapter forty - Together Alone
Chapter forty-one - The Way Ahead
Author's Note
About the Author
About TBR Books
About CALEC
Praises

After a violent deportation, fourteen-year-old Rose along with thousands of other Acadians. only know that they have lost everything and are under the control of the enemy, the feared and hated English. As the story progresses, neither side trusts the other, often because they don’t understand each other, nor speak the other’s language. Rose struggles with many problems but in time, she works hard to learn to speak English and finally finds a path forward. It’s fine for a reader to learn the facts but all alone, that can be boring to some. Sheila DeCosse found the heart, the passion, the feelings of this story. That’s what draws people in.
—Jean Doris LeBlanc, Acadian historian-genealogist, retired teacher
 
Sheila Flynn DeCosse captures the mood of the era of the French and Indian War through the eyes and ears of young Rose, one of over 6000 Acadians who were forced to leave their homes and farms in Nova Scotia, by the English in 1755. By carefully reconstructing the sights and sounds of an environment over 250 years ago, the author becomes Rose, a displaced Acadian child, separated from her family and often viewed as the enemy amongst many of the American colonists she has been forced to shelter with. This is a very touching tale that seems so appropriate for the present time. With ethnicity and immigration problems in the forefront of world news, this story of the plight of the Acadians, seen through Rose, reminds every teenage reader, that with the right attitude, there can be a happy ending.
—Richard I Barons, Chief Curator, East Hampton Historical Society
 
An entertaining and educational story of an Acadian girl caught in perilous times in colonial East Hampton, New York as she struggles to find her lost family and settle in a new land.
—Barbara Strong Borsack
Descendant of early East Hampton settlers.
 
ROSE ALONE is a compelling story of Acadian settlers in North America caught between three cultures-French, English, and Mi’kmaq-as they struggle to keep their own independence during the French and Indian War. Sheila Flynn DeCosse makes history come alive for young readers.
—David Kuchta, Ph.D., independent historian
 
ROSE ALONE is a rich and engrossing novel that illuminates an overlooked but worthy pocket of history. With an eye for vivid detail and a deft feel for the story’s unique setting, author, Sheila DeCosse draws readers into a captivating story that resonates long after the final page has been read.
—Elizabeth Doyle Carey, author
Dedication

Jacqueline Henriette Pace
 
In memory of Madame as we called her; this dedicated teacher put up with the inattention of our American high school class. She was a former girlhood spy for the French Resistance. A kind, scholarly young woman when we knew her, she was devoted to transmitting the French language and literature and had us reading Molière and Racine as well as studying French grammar. My regret is profound that I did not continue higher-level French studies, with my only excuse, that no later teacher could compare to her.
Acknowledgements

There are many to thank! My son David E DeCosse, first told me about the Acadians in East Hampton in colonial times. Dorothy T. King, Head of Collections at the Long Island Collection of the East Hampton, New York Library, first guided my research. David Kuchta, editor-historian, first recognized worth in, and edited my early texts. Appreciation by Richard Barons, emeritus Executive Director of The East Hampton Historical Society, gave me the confidence to pursue a relatively unknown Long Island historical subject. Jean Doris Le Blanc, Acadian teacher, read early stages of my manuscript and checked for cultural and grammatical errors. East Hampton Star former associate editor, Joanne Pilgrim copyedited carefully. Children’s book guru, Editor Emma D. Dryden, straightened out the plot lines. Andrea Meyer, current Head of Collections at The Long Island Collection of the East Hampton Library provided additional sources for colonial information. Jula DeCosse, my granddaughter, copy edited and wrote copy. The legendary writing class of Margaret Bunny Gabel at the New School and the work of the accomplished authors in her class, showed me what it takes to be a children’s book author. Then, Elizabeth Doyle Carey, author, and editor, nearly published my book, which gave me hope. The enthusiasm of Daisy Eckman, my first East Hampton young reader, who kept asking for the next chapter, and the determination of religious Sister Beatrice Brennan, RSCJ, then living in Louisiana, who personally toured me around to Acadian “joints” and houses, raised my spirits. The fine artist, Teresa Lawler, after studying the manuscript, furnished graceful illustrations. Elisabeth Margaret Mclaughlin, tamed my unruly Word skills into readable English and Emma Rodriquez checked all points, French, English, and interior layout, with great care.
 
In a special acknowledgment category, however, are these “last shall be first” individuals. Barbara Le Blanc, Université Sainte-Anne-Nova Scotia Scholar of Language, and guardian of national historic sites, who patiently guided me to Acadian information, Jane F. Ross, my personal friend and author educator at the Lycée Français in New York City, who made the editorial contact and copy read with care, and Fabrice Jaumont, Editor and Language Scholar, who accepted my book for the international press, TBR Books.
 
To the members of my Bunny Gabel writing critique group, an outgrowth of her legendary class, I send my special thanks for their patience, skill, and wisdom in commenting on my endless drafts. Following our intrepid leader, Karen DelleCava, they are: Susan Amesse, Barbara Baker, Steven Alan Boyar, Selene Castrovilla, Alice Golin, Emily Goodman, Michelle Granger, Sherry Koplan, Patricia Lakin, Sandy Landsman, Laurent Linn, Arlene Mark, Kathy Bieger Roche, Michelle de Savigny, Vicki Shiefman, Seta Toroyan and Paricia Weissner.
“The Governor of New York decreed that these newly arrived French Neutrals, lately from Acadia, are dangerous enemies in our midst. They refused to honor the British Crown and may try to start a battle among us for the French cause. These people could be dangerous. Beware of them. They and their Indian allies have killed many of our people.”
(When the Acadian ship arrived in New York City)
 
From The Pennsylvania Gazette, September 4, 1755, published. Halifax,
HALIFAX CANADA: August 9, 1755.
 
“We are now upon a great and noble Scheme of sending the neutral French out of this Province, who have always been our secret enemies, and have encouraged our Savages to cut our Throats. If we effect their expulsion, it will be one of the greatest Things that ever the English did in America; for by all the accounts, that Part of the Country they possess is as good Land as any in the World. I case therefore we could get some good English farmers in their Room; this Province would abound with all Kind of Provisions.”

CHAPTER ONE Beware The English

“We are lost,” Papa said. I don’t think he meant that we are lost on this road in Acadia. I think he means we have lost hope. Whatever, the chill in my heart deepens.
 
I am Rose, a dark-eyed, black-haired, Acadian girl of fourteen years of age. Listen to me. I have a tale to tell.
 
Under my winter party clothes, my red and black striped skirt, my shawl, my black vest, and wool stockings, my heart sinks into a cold, black hole. The dancing at the wedding may warm my legs up, but the ice in my