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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... given any , 3s . The women are given petticoats at 5s a piece and smocks at 4s.5 If they served in the farmer's house , the women 183 ' BARBADOSED '
... given any , 3s . The women are given petticoats at 5s a piece and smocks at 4s.5 If they served in the farmer's house , the women 183 ' BARBADOSED '
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... given forty acres apiece . The Germans did not see it like that . As the fleet set sail , the German refugee camps in London were closed down and destitute Palatine beggars wandered the streets . On 13 June 1710 , the first ship reached ...
... given forty acres apiece . The Germans did not see it like that . As the fleet set sail , the German refugee camps in London were closed down and destitute Palatine beggars wandered the streets . On 13 June 1710 , the first ship reached ...
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... given his freedom . He becomes a plantation owner and grows critical of how servants are treated . As a woman is taken ill and is carried into a shelter for sick workers , Jack observes : ' I think they should call it the condemned hole ...
... given his freedom . He becomes a plantation owner and grows critical of how servants are treated . As a woman is taken ill and is carried into a shelter for sick workers , Jack observes : ' I think they should call it the condemned hole ...
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INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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