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Shane K. Bernard

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A Cajun from Lafayette, Louisiana, Shane K. Bernard holds degrees in English and History from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and a doctorate in History from Texas A&M University.

Bernard serves as historian and curator to McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco brand products since 1868. He has appeared on the History Channel, CNN, CNBC, the BBC, and NPR, as well as in National Geographic.

Bernard lives in New Iberia, Louisiana.

His website is www.cajunculture.com and his blog is Bayou Teche Dispatches.

Click to hear him discuss his book The Cajuns: Americanization of a People on NPR's "Morning Edition".

Click to hear him discuss the history of Tabasco brand pepper sauce on NPR's "Morning Edition".
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Why Do Cajuns Identify as Cajuns (And Not as Creoles)?

This essay is one of five in which I address current issues in Cajun and Creole studies. The other essays can be found here.
I wrote these works not only as a historian, but as someone who identifies as both a Cajun and a Creole. As I note below, “[M]any of my ancestors were Creoles of French heritage. My own family tree abounds with tell-tale Creole surnames: de la Morandière, Soileau, de la P Read more of this blog post »

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	The Cajuns: Americanization of a People 4.02 avg rating — 183 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Teche: A History of Louisiana's Most Famous Bayou (America's Third Coast Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Southern Gothic: New Tales of the South by Jordan M. Scoggins (Editor), Brian Centrone (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Hardy Jones 4.18 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cajuns and Their Acadian Ancestors: A Young Reader's History 4.17 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swamp Pop: Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues (American Made Music Series) 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tabasco: An Illustrated History by Shane K. Bernard (Goodreads Author), Paul C. P. McIlhenny (Foreword) 4.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les Cadiens et leurs ancêtres acadiens: l'histoire racontée aux jeunes by Shane K. Bernard (Goodreads Author), Faustine Hillard (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shane K. Bernard: Tabasco : An Illustrated History (Hardcover); 2007 Edition by Shane K. Bernard (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[TABASCO®: An Illustrated History] [Author: Shane K. Bernard] [September, 2007] by Shane K. Bernard (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Shane Bernard has read Selected Letters by Marcus Tullius Cicero	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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