Liberty's exiles : American loyalists in the revolutionary world
2011
973.314 J39 2011
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Title
Liberty's exiles : American loyalists in the revolutionary world
Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Description
xvi, 460 p. , [8] p. of plates : col. ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Call Number
973.314 J39 2011
System Control No.
(OCoLC)630500155
Note
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 book offers the history of the loyalist exodus to Canada, the Caribbean, Sierra Leone, India, and beyond.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [362]-437) and index.
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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Includes bibliographical references (p. [362]-437) and index.
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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