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100			_aPatrick L. Pelletier _917670
245			_aCecile and Emile _bA Story of Family, Love, Tragedy and how Government Uprooted Thousands of People _cPatrick L. Pelletier
260			_aMiddletown, DE _bIndependently Published _cJan 3, 2024
300			_a201 pages; _c15 cm;
440			_aCecile and Emile _x9798867056124 _917671
520			_aDo you know where you came from, who came before you, and what you should leave behind? Forty years after Patrick L. Pelletier found an unusual piece of paper that compelled him to write this book, those questions were answered. Cecile and Emile is the true story of two ordinary people. Their life could resemble those of your parents or grandparents. The story comes from thousands of papers the two left behind, which strangely defined their lives. The documents – known as the “family treasure” – also drove Pelletier to research why thousands of homes and farms were abandoned in the vast Aroostook County of Maine for decades. Never credibly explained anywhere, his findings blame the federal government for mainly causing that county’s massive depopulation, and severely diminishing the deep-rooted ancestral culture of its unique Valley. All is told through Cecile and Emile’s rural living of the 20th century in Aroostook’s St. John Valley. Their story explores how lives were affected by the Roaring Twenties, the Florida Land Boom, the Great Depression, the Maine potato industry failure, and a deserted military project. Pelletier reveals the many tragedies in the families of Cecile and Emile and candidly tells how they were impacted by them. Yet, he interjects occasional subtle humor and leaves unanswered questions for the reader’s curiosity.
600			_aEmile Pelletier _918086
650			_aFrench heritage _918087
650			_aGenocide _918088
650			_aCatholic Church _918089
650			_aPotatoes _918090 _xFarming
650			_aGreat Depression, _y1929-1939. _918091
650			_aGovernment Lending _918092 _xLoans
650			_aMilitary Bases _zLoring Air Force Base _918095
651			_aAroostook County Maine _918094 _zSt John Valley
655			_aBiography
942			_2ddc _cBOOK
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