Loyal but French : the negotiation of identity by French-Canadian descendants in the United States / by Richard, Mark Paul, 1960-

Table of Contents: “…Creating a mosaic: Catholic immigrants in a Protestant mill town, 1850-1880 -- The rooster crows: French Canadians become naturalized citizens and democratic voters, 1880-1900 -- Not foreigners but Americans: French Canadians negotiate their identity in the Spindle City, 1880-1900 -- Playing Chopin: French speakers celebrate the demise of Lewiston's Republic majority, 1900-1920 -- The winding road: from Canadien to Franco-American, 1900-1920 -- Competing Americanisms: the Bishops, the Klan, and the intertwined identity of Franco-Americans, 1920-1940 -- Burying the elephant: politics, gender, and ethnic identity in Lewiston, 1920-1940 -- Forging ethnic unions: social, welfare, and credit institutions in the Spindle City, 1920-1940 -- We will earn a living and not merely an existence: Franco-American workers assert their rights, 1920-1970 -- The quiet evolution: Franco-Americans become Americans, 1940-1970 -- Contemporary identity: Americans of French-Canadian descent, 1970-2007.…”