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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... Chesapeake Bay . When Newport opted to make for the invitingly sheltered waters of the bay , he was furiously criticised by Bartholomew Gosnold , who insisted it was a bad decision and tried to force Newport to head out again and steer ...
... Chesapeake Bay . When Newport opted to make for the invitingly sheltered waters of the bay , he was furiously criticised by Bartholomew Gosnold , who insisted it was a bad decision and tried to force Newport to head out again and steer ...
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... Chesapeake summer ' a most unfit season ' when passengers arrived ' very weak and sick ' , there to fall under ' the great heat of weather ' . As a consequence , considerable numbers died either at sea or soon after disembarkation ...
... Chesapeake summer ' a most unfit season ' when passengers arrived ' very weak and sick ' , there to fall under ' the great heat of weather ' . As a consequence , considerable numbers died either at sea or soon after disembarkation ...
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... Chesapeake's major rivers , stopping off to sell their cargoes wherever there was a demand . Their coming was advertised in advance . Posters and , later in the Chesapeake's history , newspapers announced the arrival of the latest cargo ...
... Chesapeake's major rivers , stopping off to sell their cargoes wherever there was a demand . Their coming was advertised in advance . Posters and , later in the Chesapeake's history , newspapers announced the arrival of the latest cargo ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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