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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... appears a physical giant , the scarlet robes of the High Court clutched around his bulk , a heavy , ugly face ... appear to great advantage in a sketch of his moral qualities , which lest I do him an injustice I will not attempt . 94 Sir ...
... appears a physical giant , the scarlet robes of the High Court clutched around his bulk , a heavy , ugly face ... appear to great advantage in a sketch of his moral qualities , which lest I do him an injustice I will not attempt . 94 Sir ...
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... appears the fort was thrown up at a furious pace , mostly by unskilled labour . Walls , church , storehouse and around fifty wattle - and - daub dwellings were completed by winter . The trick , it seems , was to use simple building ...
... appears the fort was thrown up at a furious pace , mostly by unskilled labour . Walls , church , storehouse and around fifty wattle - and - daub dwellings were completed by winter . The trick , it seems , was to use simple building ...
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... appears that the deported rebels of 1715 may have done better in America than many of those transported to the West Indian colonies . By the early eighteenth century , conditions were easier in Virginia and a Scottish network had grown ...
... appears that the deported rebels of 1715 may have done better in America than many of those transported to the West Indian colonies . By the early eighteenth century , conditions were easier in Virginia and a Scottish network had grown ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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