The Rise of French New Brunswick Author:Richard Wilbur Drawing from personal accounts, French- and English-language newspapers and records from the legislative assembly, Wilbur chronicles the Acadians' century-long search for cultural autonomy and political equality. — He records how the political activities of French New Brunswickers helped them obtain French-language education and social services a... more »nd led to the declaration of their province as Canada's only officially bilingual province.« less