White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaMainstream, 2007 - 320 pages "White cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage in Briatin's American colonies." "Drawing on letters crying for help, diaries, and court and government archives, Jordan and Walsh demonstrate that the brutalities usually associated with black slavery alone were perpetrated on whites throughout British rule." --book jacket. |
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... Bridewell , the palace built nearly a century earlier by the young Henry VIII to house visiting rulers and ambassadors and sometimes the King himself . It was here at Bridewell that the Papal envoy stayed during the futile negotiations ...
... Bridewell , the palace built nearly a century earlier by the young Henry VIII to house visiting rulers and ambassadors and sometimes the King himself . It was here at Bridewell that the Papal envoy stayed during the futile negotiations ...
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... Bridewell was the chosen holding pen when Thomas Smythe , his assistant Sir Edwin Sandys and the Lord Mayor of London agreed a plan to sweep London clear of street children and ship them to the colonies in the New World . It would later ...
... Bridewell was the chosen holding pen when Thomas Smythe , his assistant Sir Edwin Sandys and the Lord Mayor of London agreed a plan to sweep London clear of street children and ship them to the colonies in the New World . It would later ...
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... Bridewell . A week later , on New Year's Eve , a further thirty - four were delivered from the City and twenty - five from different parts of Middlesex . Others followed in dribs and drabs . Bridewell records tell us little about each ...
... Bridewell . A week later , on New Year's Eve , a further thirty - four were delivered from the City and twenty - five from different parts of Middlesex . Others followed in dribs and drabs . Bridewell records tell us little about each ...
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INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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