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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... 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 . ' 24 ...
... 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 . ' 24 ...
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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 ...
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... appears almost to have salivated with glee at the idea of scoring over his former subjects . George wrote to Lord North , ' Undoubtedly the Americans cannot expect nor ever will receive any favour from me , but permitting them to obtain ...
... appears almost to have salivated with glee at the idea of scoring over his former subjects . George wrote to Lord North , ' Undoubtedly the Americans cannot expect nor ever will receive any favour from me , but permitting them to obtain ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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