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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... Sea Venture , carrying Somers , Gates and another 150 passengers , was blown hundreds of miles off course . The storm was graphically described by one of the passengers , William Strachey . " The sea swelled above the clouds , ' said ...
... Sea Venture , carrying Somers , Gates and another 150 passengers , was blown hundreds of miles off course . The storm was graphically described by one of the passengers , William Strachey . " The sea swelled above the clouds , ' said ...
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... seas could possibly survive . Against all odds , the Sea Venture stayed intact until Somers was able to beach her on one of the islands . She ended up in what we know today as Discovery Bay , Bermuda . The island was uninhabited . But a ...
... seas could possibly survive . Against all odds , the Sea Venture stayed intact until Somers was able to beach her on one of the islands . She ended up in what we know today as Discovery Bay , Bermuda . The island was uninhabited . But a ...
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... Sea Venture finally made the Jamestown settlement in 1610 , they found that the colony marketed as an earthly paradise by Sir Thomas Smythe was more akin to hell . The ships of the Third Supply were supposed to have brought relief ...
... Sea Venture finally made the Jamestown settlement in 1610 , they found that the colony marketed as an earthly paradise by Sir Thomas Smythe was more akin to hell . The ships of the Third Supply were supposed to have brought relief ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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