A global diaspora, a refugee crisis. Jasanoff recounts the history of those 'loyalists' who sought to rebuild their lives outside the United States post independence. They sailed for Canada and further afield, notably India and the West Indies. She argues that the energy and self-reliance of those seeking the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness elsewhere was the making of the modern British Empire. A brilliant, original and enlightening book.
(Jeremy Miller - bwl 63 Winter 2012 ) |
