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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... Williamson was snatched . Peter Williamson's memoir is a remarkable account of experiences that must have been shared by others who were rounded up to fulfil the insatiable labour demands of the colonial tobacco and sugar industries ...
... Williamson was snatched . Peter Williamson's memoir is a remarkable account of experiences that must have been shared by others who were rounded up to fulfil the insatiable labour demands of the colonial tobacco and sugar industries ...
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... Williamson was now a servant , sold for a period of seven years , but he had some luck . The man who bought him was a fellow Scot called Hugh Wilson , who , according to Williamson , was ' a humane , worthy , honest man ' . Wilson was ...
... Williamson was now a servant , sold for a period of seven years , but he had some luck . The man who bought him was a fellow Scot called Hugh Wilson , who , according to Williamson , was ' a humane , worthy , honest man ' . Wilson was ...
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... Williamson's description is accurate . So bad was the treatment of many that advertisements for runaways were posted ... Williamson in one of his most plaintive passages . - - Williamson set out to shame those involved in the kidnapping ...
... Williamson's description is accurate . So bad was the treatment of many that advertisements for runaways were posted ... Williamson in one of his most plaintive passages . - - Williamson set out to shame those involved in the kidnapping ...
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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