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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... Scots would bow to his will but they did nothing of the sort . The sticking point for the Scots was Section Thirteen . This provided for a survey of all villains and layabouts in the territory so they could be rounded up and shipped off ...
... Scots would bow to his will but they did nothing of the sort . The sticking point for the Scots was Section Thirteen . This provided for a survey of all villains and layabouts in the territory so they could be rounded up and shipped off ...
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... Scots soldiers were taken prisoner . While Charles went into hiding , pending his escape to France , the Parliamentarian Council of State charged the Committee for Prisoners to grant a licence for the transportation of the Scots to the ...
... Scots soldiers were taken prisoner . While Charles went into hiding , pending his escape to France , the Parliamentarian Council of State charged the Committee for Prisoners to grant a licence for the transportation of the Scots to the ...
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... Scots . The Prince's lack of skill as a commander did not help.3 The bloody aftermath is perhaps better known than ... Scottish punishment that allowed the person under sentence to choose their destination . Some of their clansmen ...
... Scots . The Prince's lack of skill as a commander did not help.3 The bloody aftermath is perhaps better known than ... Scottish punishment that allowed the person under sentence to choose their destination . Some of their clansmen ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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