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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... Council . The act was a prelude to what was to come . Five years later , Popham drew up an Order in Council identifying those ' parts beyond the seas ' where England's unwanted could be dumped : ' Newfoundland , the East and West Indies ...
... Council . The act was a prelude to what was to come . Five years later , Popham drew up an Order in Council identifying those ' parts beyond the seas ' where England's unwanted could be dumped : ' Newfoundland , the East and West Indies ...
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... Council of State issued a licence to one Sir John Clotworthy to transport to America 500 Irishmen . The licence was ... Council of State in England ordered that ' the governors of the precincts be authorised to transport 8,000 Irish ...
... Council of State issued a licence to one Sir John Clotworthy to transport to America 500 Irishmen . The licence was ... Council of State in England ordered that ' the governors of the precincts be authorised to transport 8,000 Irish ...
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... council , the topmost body in the province . Members of this council had many privileges , including exemption from taxes . Another privilege , an absurdity to our eyes but presumably a mark of greatness then , was the right to gold ...
... council , the topmost body in the province . Members of this council had many privileges , including exemption from taxes . Another privilege , an absurdity to our eyes but presumably a mark of greatness then , was the right to gold ...
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INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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