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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... five hundred in a year , as he has confessed ' . - If the evidence of Haverland is to be believed , Stewart accounted for 6,000 victims in just over a decade . While such a number cannot be verified , the evidence demonstrates that ...
... five hundred in a year , as he has confessed ' . - If the evidence of Haverland is to be believed , Stewart accounted for 6,000 victims in just over a decade . While such a number cannot be verified , the evidence demonstrates that ...
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... five years . All this profit could be gained because of the servant's want of £ 6 or so for a ticket . By Ligon's ... five - year period of indenture , total wages would amount to no more than £ 60 to £ 75 . In such a case , the four ...
... five years . All this profit could be gained because of the servant's want of £ 6 or so for a ticket . By Ligon's ... five - year period of indenture , total wages would amount to no more than £ 60 to £ 75 . In such a case , the four ...
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... five pistoles reward , besides what the law allows , and five pistoles more if it can be proved that the said boatswain conceals her . ( November 1745 ) Of all the escapees , the most spectacular was surely Sarah Wilson , a servant to ...
... five pistoles reward , besides what the law allows , and five pistoles more if it can be proved that the said boatswain conceals her . ( November 1745 ) Of all the escapees , the most spectacular was surely Sarah Wilson , a servant to ...
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INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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