According to maya jasanoff the experience of british loyalists who left after the american revolution illustrates how that war transformed not only the united we use cookies to enhance your experience on our websiteby continuing to use our website you are agreeing to our use of cookies. At the end of the american revolution sixty thousand americans loyal to the british cause fled the united states and became refugees throughout the british empire libertys exiles tells their story this surprising new account of the founding of the united states and the shaping of the post revolutionary world traces extraordinary journeys like the one of elizabeth johnston a young mother from georgia who led her growing family to britain jamaica and canada questing for a home . Maya jasanoffs libertys exiles places the loyalist experience and the aftermath of the american revolution in an entirely new light alongside the spirit of 1776 jasanoff gives us the spirit of 1783 dedicated to remaking the mighty british empire and then offers a stunning reinterpretation of the loyalists complicated role in that remaking. Libertys exiles american loyalists in the revolutionary world jasanoff maya amazoncomau books