White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America"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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Were the Earl and his friend Sir Thomas Smythe among the courtiers applauding on that first night in the Palace of Whitehall ? In Jamestown , there was nothing to applaud . When Sir Thomas Gates and Sir George Somers and the other ...
Were the Earl and his friend Sir Thomas Smythe among the courtiers applauding on that first night in the Palace of Whitehall ? In Jamestown , there was nothing to applaud . When Sir Thomas Gates and Sir George Somers and the other ...
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A single boy , Thomas Otley , was seized in Cheapside . The net quickly spread out . ... No doubt they were lined up and the most robust selected by an official from the company , perhaps Sir Thomas Smythe himself .
A single boy , Thomas Otley , was seized in Cheapside . The net quickly spread out . ... No doubt they were lined up and the most robust selected by an official from the company , perhaps Sir Thomas Smythe himself .
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Cumberland , Duke of 231 Custom of the country 122-3 Dale , Sir Thomas appeal to Smythe 68 appointments in ... 17 , 131 , 216-17 , 233 De La Warr , Lord 61 , 62 Devereux , Robert , Earl of Essex 31-2 , 39-40 , 56 , 137 Dickenson ...
Cumberland , Duke of 231 Custom of the country 122-3 Dale , Sir Thomas appeal to Smythe 68 appointments in ... 17 , 131 , 216-17 , 233 De La Warr , Lord 61 , 62 Devereux , Robert , Earl of Essex 31-2 , 39-40 , 56 , 137 Dickenson ...
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WHITE CARGO: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America
Avis d'utilisateur - KirkusTwo British journalists unravel a significant history of indentured servitude in the New World.Before the 18th century, when Southern tobacco grandees and West Indian sugar planters imported Africans ... Consulter l'avis complet
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Avis d'utilisateur - Sarah Fournier - GoodreadsRead selected chapters for research on a history paper. His writing is very emotional (if thats the right word). He is trying to make indentured servitude look horrible on the same scale as black slavery almost and his language gets the point across. Very persuasive. Consulter l'avis complet
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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