White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaMainstream Pub., 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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... Popham exploited his power . ' He stocked Virginia out of all the gaols of England , ' reported John Aubrey , the seventeenth century's master of the biographical sketch.1 Popham sent out men who were ' pressed to that enterprise ...
... Popham exploited his power . ' He stocked Virginia out of all the gaols of England , ' reported John Aubrey , the seventeenth century's master of the biographical sketch.1 Popham sent out men who were ' pressed to that enterprise ...
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... Popham was taken from the sealed chest in which it had travelled . George Popham read them out . - Few details survive but the imperative was undoubtedly the search for gold . The ' discovery of mines was the main intended benefit ...
... Popham was taken from the sealed chest in which it had travelled . George Popham read them out . - Few details survive but the imperative was undoubtedly the search for gold . The ' discovery of mines was the main intended benefit ...
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... Popham colony ' soon ended . After less than a year and a terrible winter , George Popham died , believing he had established a permanent foothold in the New World and would go down in history . ' I die content , ' he wrote . ' My name ...
... Popham colony ' soon ended . After less than a year and a terrible winter , George Popham died , believing he had established a permanent foothold in the New World and would go down in history . ' I die content , ' he wrote . ' My name ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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acres Africans Algonquin America Annesley arrived Barbados became began Berkeley Hundred black slaves bondage boys Bradnox Bridewell British Captain Carolina CHAPTER Charles Charles Keeling Chesapeake Christopher claimed colonists colony convicts Coopy court death died Elizabeth emigrants England English enslaved felons followed forced free-willers freedom gaols George Gilbert gold Governor headright headright system History Humphrey Gilbert hundred indentured servants Ireland Irish island James Jamestown kidnapped King labour land later lives London Lord Maryland master merchants Mittelberger months murder Native Americans Negroes numbers Palatines Pennsylvania plantation planters poor Popham Popham colony prisoners Privy Council punishment Queen Raleigh rebellion rebels records reported returned Richard River Robert runaway sailed Scotland Scots sell sent servitude settlement settlers seventeenth century ship Sir Edwin Sandys Sir Thomas Smythe slavery Smith sold Spanish spirit story sugar tobacco took trade transportation Virginia Company voyage whipping white servants William Williamson women wrote young