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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... English troops in Munster , where the English responded to a revolt by launching an ethnic - cleansing campaign to replace the native Irish with plantations of English Protestants . In this gory arena , the ambitious young firebrand ...
... English troops in Munster , where the English responded to a revolt by launching an ethnic - cleansing campaign to replace the native Irish with plantations of English Protestants . In this gory arena , the ambitious young firebrand ...
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... English settlements in America were approached and developed . Many great English adventurers and soldiers learned their craft in Ireland before searching for greater - and easier - pickings farther west . For the Elizabethan blue ...
... English settlements in America were approached and developed . Many great English adventurers and soldiers learned their craft in Ireland before searching for greater - and easier - pickings farther west . For the Elizabethan blue ...
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... English scheme to eradicate them . - Of course , the English and the Normans had sparred with the Irish for centuries . The English thought of the Irish as uncivilised despite their uncanny ability to entice colonists into taking on ...
... English scheme to eradicate them . - Of course , the English and the Normans had sparred with the Irish for centuries . The English thought of the Irish as uncivilised despite their uncanny ability to entice colonists into taking on ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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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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