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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... Indies were ' held like slaves under a cruel lash'.5 Among many sad stories , Rinuccini reported the case of the wife of a Catholic man being deported because of his faith pleading to be allowed to accompany her husband into exile . The ...
... Indies were ' held like slaves under a cruel lash'.5 Among many sad stories , Rinuccini reported the case of the wife of a Catholic man being deported because of his faith pleading to be allowed to accompany her husband into exile . The ...
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... Indies , to an island they call Barbados , where , if they are still alive , they spend their days in miserable slavery . 10 Catholics who refused to attend a Protestant church could be fined . If they could not raise the money to pay ...
... Indies , to an island they call Barbados , where , if they are still alive , they spend their days in miserable slavery . 10 Catholics who refused to attend a Protestant church could be fined . If they could not raise the money to pay ...
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... Indies , however , faced seven years ' toil in the sugar factories or plantations , which was often considered a death sentence . In 1745 , Charles Edward Stuart - Bonny Prince Charlie - tried once more to retake the crown for the ...
... Indies , however , faced seven years ' toil in the sugar factories or plantations , which was often considered a death sentence . In 1745 , Charles Edward Stuart - Bonny Prince Charlie - tried once more to retake the crown for the ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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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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