Country Roads Magazine "Myths and Legends Issue" October 2021

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Features

O C TO B E R 2 0 2 1 32 THE

LEGEND OF EVANGELINE

ACCENTS

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IT RAINS IN

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IN OUTER

POINT BLUE

SPACE, THEY THINK WE

M Y T H S & L E G E N DS ALL HAVE

MISSISSIPPI

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ARCHETYPES

Evangeline Endures

DECONSTRUCTING LOUISIANA’S MOST BELOVED LITERARY LEGEND By Lauren Heffker

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“The Last Novena for Gabriel.” George Rodrigue. From the Saga of the Acadians series, 1985–1989. Oil on canvas. 36x24 inches. Gauthier Family Collection, New Orleans. Courtesy of the Rodrigue Gallery.


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