Liberty's exiles, American loyalists in the revolutionary world, Maya Jasanoff
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Liberty's exiles, American loyalists in the revolutionary world, Maya Jasanoff
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
mapsillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Liberty's exiles
Nature of contents
bibliography
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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- Colonists -- United States -- History
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence
- Refugees -- United States -- History
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Refugees
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 18th century
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects
- Exiles -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century
- Exiles -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- American loyalists + History
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- Classification1
- Creator1
- Subject10
- Colonists -- United States -- History
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence
- Refugees -- United States -- History
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Refugees
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 18th century
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects
- Exiles -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century
- Exiles -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- American loyalists + History