Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World
- ISBN-10
- 1400075475
- ISBN-13
- 9781400075478
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 480
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Maya Jasanoff
Description
A global history of the post-Revolutionary War exodus of 60,000 Americans loyal to the British Empire to such regions as Canada, India and Sierra Leone traces the experiences of specific individuals while challenging popular conceptions about the founding of the United States. Reprint.
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- 2012-03-01
- 416 pages
- Paperback
- HarperPress
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