White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in AmericaMainstream, 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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... Smythe , a young man destined to play a big role in bringing white slavery to Virginia . Smythe had his own vision of the New World and would become the driving force in the Virginia project . Like Gilbert and Raleigh , Smythe had made ...
... Smythe , a young man destined to play a big role in bringing white slavery to Virginia . Smythe had his own vision of the New World and would become the driving force in the Virginia project . Like Gilbert and Raleigh , Smythe had made ...
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... Smythe's house . Smythe and his wife were hauled off to the Tower of London . Denying everything , Smythe claimed he had had no communication with the Earl for years and that he met him on the fateful morning merely to pass on a message ...
... Smythe's house . Smythe and his wife were hauled off to the Tower of London . Denying everything , Smythe claimed he had had no communication with the Earl for years and that he met him on the fateful morning merely to pass on a message ...
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... Smythe combined astute risk - taking with ruthlessness and the wooing of princes . In India , he learned that the Great Mogul and his son were heavy drinkers and regularly supplied the Mogul with the best burgundy . Smythe also sent the ...
... Smythe combined astute risk - taking with ruthlessness and the wooing of princes . In India , he learned that the Great Mogul and his son were heavy drinkers and regularly supplied the Mogul with the best burgundy . Smythe also sent the ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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