White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaMainstream Pub., 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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... Captain Newport sailed her back to England , the richest prize that English privateers ever recorded . She carried gold and silver worth about £ 15 million at today's prices . It is not known what Christopher Newport's share was . As ...
... Captain Newport sailed her back to England , the richest prize that English privateers ever recorded . She carried gold and silver worth about £ 15 million at today's prices . It is not known what Christopher Newport's share was . As ...
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... Captain John Smith both condemned it . They were not alone . In 1626 , an English sea captain called Thomas Weston refused to take a party of servants from Canada to America . He explained that servants were ' sold here up and down like ...
... Captain John Smith both condemned it . They were not alone . In 1626 , an English sea captain called Thomas Weston refused to take a party of servants from Canada to America . He explained that servants were ' sold here up and down like ...
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... Captain Daniel . While one of them went for a constable , the other followed the captain to a public house . The captain was arrested and taken before the magistrate , Justice Richards . The justice asked the suspect where he lived . The ...
... Captain Daniel . While one of them went for a constable , the other followed the captain to a public house . The captain was arrested and taken before the magistrate , Justice Richards . The justice asked the suspect where he lived . The ...
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INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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