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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... indentured servants sold their labour for a set period of time ; in reality they sold themselves . They discovered that they were placed under the power of masters who had more or less total control over their destiny . The indentured - ...
... indentured servants sold their labour for a set period of time ; in reality they sold themselves . They discovered that they were placed under the power of masters who had more or less total control over their destiny . The indentured - ...
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... servants as gambling counters , and he rebuked them . He told them that not even the Turks treated their own in this way . ' By the end of the 1620s , three out of four people landed in the Chesapeake were indentured servants and that ...
... servants as gambling counters , and he rebuked them . He told them that not even the Turks treated their own in this way . ' By the end of the 1620s , three out of four people landed in the Chesapeake were indentured servants and that ...
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... indentured servants 18 , 124 , 186 , 247 investors 118 punishment 94 , 122-4 , 173 racial balance 176 servants , attempted uprising 211 servants , view of 106 , 259 slavery laws 175 transportation to 229 , 231 , 250 , 266 Mary I , queen ...
... indentured servants 18 , 124 , 186 , 247 investors 118 punishment 94 , 122-4 , 173 racial balance 176 servants , attempted uprising 211 servants , view of 106 , 259 slavery laws 175 transportation to 229 , 231 , 250 , 266 Mary I , queen ...
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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