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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... Jamestown . The site proved anything but ideal . The fragility of the project was swiftly brought home to them - or should have been . Having picked the site for their fort , the most capable leaders , Gosnold and Newport , left others ...
... Jamestown . The site proved anything but ideal . The fragility of the project was swiftly brought home to them - or should have been . Having picked the site for their fort , the most capable leaders , Gosnold and Newport , left others ...
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... Jamestown , there was nothing to applaud . When Sir Thomas Gates and Sir George Somers and the other survivors of the Sea Venture finally made the Jamestown settlement in 1610 , they found that the colony marketed as an earthly paradise ...
... Jamestown , there was nothing to applaud . When Sir Thomas Gates and Sir George Somers and the other survivors of the Sea Venture finally made the Jamestown settlement in 1610 , they found that the colony marketed as an earthly paradise ...
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... Jamestown and the western shore . More than that , he believed that he could defeat an army being sent from England . 13 Sir William sailed to the eastern shore , where he bided his time till that help from England arrived . Under the ...
... Jamestown and the western shore . More than that , he believed that he could defeat an army being sent from England . 13 Sir William sailed to the eastern shore , where he bided his time till that help from England arrived . Under the ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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Informations bibliographiques
| 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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