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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... Robert Coopy from the village of Nibley in the Cotswolds . Nibley had already etched its mark on history 300 years before when King Edward II was imprisoned in nearby Berkeley Castle and , according to legend , horribly murdered on the ...
... Robert Coopy from the village of Nibley in the Cotswolds . Nibley had already etched its mark on history 300 years before when King Edward II was imprisoned in nearby Berkeley Castle and , according to legend , horribly murdered on the ...
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... Robert's stead . Like Robert , he was a skilled man , a carpenter and turner , and the evidence is that he had the same deal as Robert , plus the syndicate's agreement to pay his wife a few shillings while he was in America . That made ...
... Robert's stead . Like Robert , he was a skilled man , a carpenter and turner , and the evidence is that he had the same deal as Robert , plus the syndicate's agreement to pay his wife a few shillings while he was in America . That made ...
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... Robert Parker , believed Casor and kept him on his own plantation . Johnson was determined to get his property back and went to court . The ensuing legal battle saw Robert Parker representing the runaway Casor in court . The case ...
... Robert Parker , believed Casor and kept him on his own plantation . Johnson was determined to get his property back and went to court . The ensuing legal battle saw Robert Parker representing the runaway Casor in court . The case ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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