Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie

During the French and Indian War, the Acadians, a Francophone people living in northern Maine and the Canadian Maritime provinces, were forcefully expelled by British forces. Against this historical backdrop, Evangeline, a young Acadian newlywed, is forced to journey across the country in search of her missing husband. Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie is an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.