Description
Book SynopsisDrawing comparisons with the broader Huguenot diaspora, this book reassesses the prevailing view that Huguenots in North America quickly conformed to Anglicanism and abandoned the French language and other distinctive characteristics in order to assimilate into Anglo-American culture. Although the standard interpretation may still be true for Huguenots in heterogeneous urban communities, it should be modified for Huguenots in ethnically and religiously homogeneous rural settlements like New Paltz and New Rochelle, where the process was more akin to a gradual acculturation.
Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Huguenot Diaspora; Creating Communities in the Wilderness; The Churches of New Paltz and New Rochelle; Religious Beliefs and Practices; Educating Children and Young People; Families and Households; "Considering the Shortness and Frailty of Life"; Masters and Slaves; On the Eve of Independence; Conclusion A Gradual Process of Acculturation; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
