Cover of the A Violette History book, available in print and Kindle versions

The authors of A Violette History have now issued a Kindle version of this important book on the Violette family. This 344-page book traces the history of François Violet/Violette from his grandparents in France, through his move to Fortress Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, then to pioneer along the Hammond River in southern New Brunswick, and finally to pioneer yet again on the Upper St John River in what would become Van Buren ME and St Leonard NB. The book covers the years 1715 through roughly 1831.

The print version, published in 2014, is still available from Amazon at $38.

The Kindle version is now also available from Amazon at $10.

In both cases, all royalties have been assigned to the Violette Family Association by the authors, David A. Violette (VFA #621), Guy Dubay (VFA #892), and Rod Violette (VFA #12).

The print version has received eleven reviews – all of them Five Star reviews – on Amazon. Here’s a sampling:

“This is an amazing piece of work. Not just a dry geneology with a bunch of “begats”. There are copies of letters, stories, maps, pictures of relevant locations. A true treasure for anyone with a Violette in their family tree or a student of history. Nice work!”

“I can’t recommend this book highly enough. If you are a member of the Violette family, you will want this book. The historical information alone is a treasure. I have not enjoyed a book this much in a long, long time.”

“GREAT HISTORICAL RESEARCH! VERY WELL COMPOSED! fantastic PHOTO’S!”

“A most welcome glimpse of the Francois Violette! Could not be more proud of the the family started and how it began… A must read!! I feel very lucky to be connected to a family that overcame so much….”