Bibliograph

Liberty's exiles, American loyalists in the revolutionary world, Maya Jasanoff

Type

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Liberty's exiles, American loyalists in the revolutionary world, Maya Jasanoff

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Liberty's exiles

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

630500155

Responsibility statement

Maya Jasanoff

Sub title

American loyalists in the revolutionary world

Summary

At the end of the American Revolution, 60,000 Americans loyal to the British cause fled the United States and became refugees throughout the British Empire. This groundbreaking book offers the first global history of the loyalist exodus to Canada, the Caribbean, Sierra Leone, India, and beyond

Table Of Contents

Introduction: The spirit of 1783 -- pt. 1. Refugees -- Civil war -- An unsettling peace -- A new world disorder -- pt. 2. Settlers -- The heart of empire -- A world in the wilderness -- Loyal Americas -- pt. 3. Subjects -- Islands in a storm -- False refuge -- Promised land -- Empires of liberty -- Conclusion: Winners and losers -- Appendix: Measuring the exodus

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