Eleven exiles : accounts of Loyalists of the American Revolution / edited by Phyllis R. Blakeley and John N. Grant.
Eleven exiles : accounts of Loyalists of the American Revolution / edited by Phyllis R. Blakeley and John N. Grant.
Publication Date
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1982
Publication Information
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Toronto : Dundurn Press,
Physical Description
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336 p. : ill.
Subject Term
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American loyalists -- Canada -- Biography.
Additional Contributors
:
Grant, John N.
Blakeley, Phyllis R, (Phyllis Ruth), 1922-
Bibliography Note
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Inludes bibliographical references (pages 328-329) and index.
Summary
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Eleven Exiles is a personal account of the American Revolution. By focusing on eleven different people who were on the losing side of the American Revolution, and who had to make new lives for themselves in what remained of British North America. Eleven Exiles reflects the major themes of those turbulent years. What were the attitudes of these men and women toward the significant social and political ideas of the time? What motivated them to leave their home and move to a wildnerness? What challenges and hardships did they face?
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780919670624
9780919670631
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| Gander (GGR) | Adult NFic | Adult Non-Fiction | 971.024 EL2 | Checked In |