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The Lost World of Cape Breton IslandAuthor: J.M., J.R. Bourgeois
The Lost World of Cape Breton Island Podcast is a Canadian history project that uncovers the forgotten stories of 18th-and 19th-century Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Explore Cape Bretons history with the help of those who witnessed it firsthand. Listen to the mad ramblings of a Scottish exile as he describes what life was like in the Fortress of Louisbourg, follow the rising career of a French sailor destined to explore the world, and feel the despair as an aristocratic trailblazer struggles to eke out a living on Cape Breton's unforgiving shores. Language: en Genres: History Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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09b - The Boularderies of Little Bras d'Or
Episode 16
Friday, 31 October, 2025
In 1744 the French and English beat the drums of war, and Antoine de La Boularderie finds himself in the middle of a conflict that rages across Cape Breton Island and Acadia. In the second part of this episode, we will listen to Antoine’s eyewitness account of the days leading up to the first siege of Louisbourg. We will also visit Little Bras d’Or, a once thriving French settlement in the heart of Cape Breton and the home of the Boularderie Family. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro/The Raid on Canso 02:40 - Little Bras d'Or 08:35 - The 1745 Siege of Louisbourg 11:40 - The Attack at Gabarus BayMUSICAL CREDITS:-- Robert Deveaux & Les Zorvenants - "Cela me réjouit" (Lost World theme)-- Les Habitants - "Branles: Pinagay et Sabots"-- Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) - "String Quartet In D, Op. 645, H 363, Lark - I. Allegro Moderato"-- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) - "Fugue in G minor, The Little Fugue, for string orchestra by Daniel Leavitt"-- Sparks of Light Music - "Reminiscence"
