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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... felons . But this was a period that was especially suspicious of arbitrary acts by the Crown against individuals . There was no law enabling the Crown to exile anyone , including the basest convict , into forced labour . According to ...
... felons . But this was a period that was especially suspicious of arbitrary acts by the Crown against individuals . There was no law enabling the Crown to exile anyone , including the basest convict , into forced labour . According to ...
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... felons , or that they were the bastard sons of royal courtiers . Whatever they were , their crime is not recorded . Perhaps they specialised in baiting some of the ruffed and perfumed young men at court who hoped to catch the King's ...
... felons , or that they were the bastard sons of royal courtiers . Whatever they were , their crime is not recorded . Perhaps they specialised in baiting some of the ruffed and perfumed young men at court who hoped to catch the King's ...
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... felons brought from Newgate climbed aboard the Justitia in August 1776. A year later , Campbell was commissioned to operate a second hulk at Woolwich and later a third there , the Censor . He would also be contracted to operate hulks in ...
... felons brought from Newgate climbed aboard the Justitia in August 1776. A year later , Campbell was commissioned to operate a second hulk at Woolwich and later a third there , the Censor . He would also be contracted to operate hulks in ...
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INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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