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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... death sentence on Sir Walter Raleigh , telling him , ' It is best for man not to seek to climb too high , lest he fall . ' He had participated in the trial of Mary , Queen of Scots and condemned to death Guy Fawkes and hundreds more ...
... death sentence on Sir Walter Raleigh , telling him , ' It is best for man not to seek to climb too high , lest he fall . ' He had participated in the trial of Mary , Queen of Scots and condemned to death Guy Fawkes and hundreds more ...
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... death itself ” . To some , transportation did appear from the start to be worse than death . The Spanish Ambassador to London reported home that two prisoners destined for transportation to Virginia had - like the convicts left on an ...
... death itself ” . To some , transportation did appear from the start to be worse than death . The Spanish Ambassador to London reported home that two prisoners destined for transportation to Virginia had - like the convicts left on an ...
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... death rate seems to have been lower than most . A list of settlers drawn up just nine months after Coopy's party ... deaths.3 - -- Coopy survived those first months . He was made an ' assistant ' , an overseer , and was obviously a ...
... death rate seems to have been lower than most . A list of settlers drawn up just nine months after Coopy's party ... deaths.3 - -- Coopy survived those first months . He was made an ' assistant ' , an overseer , and was obviously a ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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| 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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