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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... gold , silver , and crystal ' . If gold there was , Gilbert aimed to grab the lion's share . In his scheme , the envisaged territory would be a fiefdom of the Crown that he would rule , taking an eighty per cent share of any gold or ...
... gold , silver , and crystal ' . If gold there was , Gilbert aimed to grab the lion's share . In his scheme , the envisaged territory would be a fiefdom of the Crown that he would rule , taking an eighty per cent share of any gold or ...
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... gold . The ' discovery of mines was the main intended benefit ' , reported William Strachey , secretary of the Virginia Company who wrote a history of Virginia in 1612.18 Woe betide all if gold wasn't found . According to historian ...
... gold . The ' discovery of mines was the main intended benefit ' , reported William Strachey , secretary of the Virginia Company who wrote a history of Virginia in 1612.18 Woe betide all if gold wasn't found . According to historian ...
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... gold and they remained . It was the same with the colony's backers in London . The company kept the money flowing on the premise that gold and other rich minerals , principally copper , would be found eventually . They thought they had ...
... gold and they remained . It was the same with the colony's backers in London . The company kept the money flowing on the premise that gold and other rich minerals , principally copper , would be found eventually . They thought they had ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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