Liberty's exiles : American loyalists in the revolutionary world
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvi, 460 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Status
Main Library - Adult
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-437) and index.
Description
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.
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LC Subjects
American loyalists -- History.
Colonists -- United States -- History.
Exiles -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Exiles -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 18th century.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century.
Refugees -- United States -- History.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Refugees.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects.
Colonists -- United States -- History.
Exiles -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Exiles -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 18th century.
Great Britain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century.
Refugees -- United States -- History.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Influence.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Refugees.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Social aspects.