Contents -- Tables and Maps -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Agricultural Elite -- 3 The Commercial Elite -- 4 The Educated Elite -- 5 The Priests -- 6 The Professional Elite -- 7 The Politicians -- 8 Getting Together: The Moniteur Acadien, Other Associations, the Conventions, and the Concept of an Acadian Nation -- 9 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y