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Liberty's exiles

American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World
Book • 2011
This book tells the story of the sixty thousand Americans loyal to the British cause who fled the United States at the end of the American Revolution.

Through detailed individual and family narratives, Maya Jasanoff traces the extraordinary journeys of these refugees as they settled in Canada, the Caribbean, Sierra Leone, and other parts of the British Empire.

The book highlights the experiences of individuals such as Elizabeth Johnston, David George, and Joseph Brant, and provides a provocative analysis that reevaluates the legacies of the revolution's 'losers'.

Jasanoff's work combines broad global surveys with intimate narrative history, offering a new perspective on the founding of the United States and the post-revolutionary world.

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Mentioned in 7 episodes

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Anita Anand
as being written by
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Maya Jasanoff
and being partly about the transformation and the American Revolution.
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270. The Day The Brits Burned The White House (Ep 4)
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William Dalrymple
as an extraordinary book about the American Revolution.
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152. The Founding Fathers: Thomas Jefferson (Ep 2)
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William Dalrymple
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Maya Jasanoff
's work on the experiences of enslaved people during the American Revolution.
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157. The American Revolution: The Shot Heard Around the World (Ep 2)
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William Dalrymple
at the end of the podcast episode.
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159. The American Revolution: Building The New Rome (Ep 4)
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Anita Anand
as a superb book about the loss of America and the remaking of the British Empire.
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62. When Slaves Fought for the British Empire
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William Dalrymple
as a book to buy.
158. The American Revolution: Life, Liberty & The Pursuit of Happiness (Ep 3)
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Jamelle Bouie
as a book about loyalists who left the country after the American Revolution.
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