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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... Charles was unable to hold on to one . Although Scottish , Charles hardly visited the country , where the political atmosphere had darkened . Miscalculations within his court , together with the increasingly implacable nature of the ...
... Charles was unable to hold on to one . Although Scottish , Charles hardly visited the country , where the political atmosphere had darkened . Miscalculations within his court , together with the increasingly implacable nature of the ...
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... Charles Edward Stuart - Bonny Prince Charlie - tried once more to retake the crown for the Stuart line . The story of the Young Pretender and the '45 is so well known that it hardly needs repeating here . It is enough to give the bare ...
... Charles Edward Stuart - Bonny Prince Charlie - tried once more to retake the crown for the Stuart line . The story of the Young Pretender and the '45 is so well known that it hardly needs repeating here . It is enough to give the bare ...
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... Charles I , king of England colonial grants 143 Parliament 145 , 189 Scotland 158-9 Charles II , king of England Bacon's Rebellion 211 Barbados 189 battle of Bothwell Bridge 163 battle of Worcester 161 Carolina 215 Charles V , Holy ...
... Charles I , king of England colonial grants 143 Parliament 145 , 189 Scotland 158-9 Charles II , king of England Bacon's Rebellion 211 Barbados 189 battle of Bothwell Bridge 163 battle of Worcester 161 Carolina 215 Charles V , Holy ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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