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 . During the Cromwell era , still more were displaced and Ireland became a major source of slaves for the New World . CHAPTER TEN 155 DISSENT IN THE NORTH Until the 1650s , Scotland fought shy of transporting its unwanted to ...
... Chesapeake . During the Cromwell era , still more were displaced and Ireland became a major source of slaves for the New World . CHAPTER TEN 155 DISSENT IN THE NORTH Until the 1650s , Scotland fought shy of transporting its unwanted to ...
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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 lead but were generally content with the two - for - one ratio . But all added something else to the extra time a runaway faced – compensation for the cost of hunting him or her down . Some planters ' expense claims were ...
... Chesapeake lead but were generally content with the two - for - one ratio . But all added something else to the extra time a runaway faced – compensation for the cost of hunting him or her down . Some planters ' expense claims were ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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| Titre | White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America |
| Auteurs | Don Jordan, Michael Walsh |
| Édition | illustrée |
| Éditeur | Mainstream, 2007 |
| ISBN | 1845961951, 9781845961954 |
| Longueur | 320 pages |
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