A Cajun from Lafayette, Louisiana, Shane K. Bernard holds degrees in English and History from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and a doctorate in History from Texas A&M University. Bernard serves as historian and curator to McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco brand products since 1868. He has appeared on the History Channel, CNN, CNBC, the BBC, and NPR, as well as in National Geographic. Bernard lives in New Iberia, Louisiana. His website is www.cajunculture.com and his blog is Bayou Teche Dispatches. Click to hear him discuss his book The Cajuns: Americanization of a People on NPR's "Morning Edition". Click to hear him discuss the history of Tabasco brand pepper sauce on NPR's "Morning Edition".