The Lost World of Cape Breton Island
By J.M., J.R. Bourgeois
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Episodes: 16
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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 Breton’s 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.
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09b - The Boularderies of Little Bras d'Or
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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09a - The Boularderies of Little Bras d'Or
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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FULL AUDIOBOOK - The Acadians, by Caroline-Isabelle Caron (Narrated by J.R. Bourgeois)
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May 27, 2025 |
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BONUS EPISODE - John Montresor Walks the Old French Road, March 1759
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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08 - Christophe Chiquelier Jr: Louis XV's Music Man in Louisbourg
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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07c - The Chevalier de Johnstone: From Culloden to Cape Breton
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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07b - The Chevalier de Johnstone: From Culloden to Cape Breton
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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07a - The Chevalier de Johnstone: From Culloden to Cape Breton
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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06 - Allemands and Rouillé: The Mira River's Lost Settlements
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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05 - The Lost Harbour of Saint Esprit
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May 15, 2023 |
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04 - Explorers La Pérouse and Cook Converge on Cape Breton, 1758
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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03 - French Explorer La Pérouse and the Shores of Cape Breton, 1757
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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02c - Helen Creighton and the Mystery of “Louisbourg’s Lament”
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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02b - Helen Creighton and the Mystery of “Louisbourg’s Lament”
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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02a - Helen Creighton and the Mystery of “Louisbourg’s Lament”
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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01 - John Montresor’s Overland Trek From Louisbourg to the Bras d’Or Lakes, 1759
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Sep 22, 2022 |