Shane K. Bernard is a historian and the author of four
books:
• Cajuns and Their Acadian Ancestors: A Young Reader's History
(2008)
• Tabasco: An Illustrated History (2007)
• The Cajuns: Americanization of a People (2003)
• Swamp Pop: Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues (1996)
Bernard holds degrees in English and History from the
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and earned a Ph.D. in
History from Texas A&M University.
He serves as historian and curator to McIlhenny Company
— maker of Tabasco brand products since 1868 — and
Avery Island, Inc., on Avery Island, Louisiana.
Bernard has discussed south Louisiana history and culture
through media outlets like the BBC, CNN, CNBC, NPR,
The History Channel, and the National Geographic Society.
Bernard has two children and resides in New Iberia,
Louisiana, a short distance from the celebrated Bayou Teche.
Listen to NPR's Morning Edition interview Bernard about his book
The Cajuns: Americanization of a People; and about his research
into the history of Tabasco sauce.
books:
• Cajuns and Their Acadian Ancestors: A Young Reader's History
(2008)
• Tabasco: An Illustrated History (2007)
• The Cajuns: Americanization of a People (2003)
• Swamp Pop: Cajun and Creole Rhythm and Blues (1996)
Bernard holds degrees in English and History from the
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and earned a Ph.D. in
History from Texas A&M University.
He serves as historian and curator to McIlhenny Company
— maker of Tabasco brand products since 1868 — and
Avery Island, Inc., on Avery Island, Louisiana.
Bernard has discussed south Louisiana history and culture
through media outlets like the BBC, CNN, CNBC, NPR,
The History Channel, and the National Geographic Society.
Bernard has two children and resides in New Iberia,
Louisiana, a short distance from the celebrated Bayou Teche.
Listen to NPR's Morning Edition interview Bernard about his book
The Cajuns: Americanization of a People; and about his research
into the history of Tabasco sauce.
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