Liberty's exiles : American loyalists in the revolutionary world / Maya Jasanoff.
From the Dust Jacket: On November 25, 1783, the last British troops pulled out of New York City, bringing the American Revolution to an end. Patriots celebrated their departure and the confirmation of U.S. independence. But for tens of thousands of American loyalists, the British evacuation spelled...
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- List of maps
- Cast of characters
- Introduction: The Spirit of 1783
- Part I: Refugees. Civil War ; An unsettling peace ; A new world disorder
- Part II: Settlers.The heart of empire ; A world in the wilderness ; Loyal Americas
- Part III: Subjects. Islands in a storm ; False refuge ; Promised land ; Empires of liberty ; Conclusion: Losers and founders
- Appendix: Measuring the exodus.