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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... islands . She ended up in what we know today as Discovery Bay , Bermuda . The island was uninhabited . But a previous shipwreck had marooned a number of hogs there . The pigs had multiplied enormously and were easy to hunt down . A diet ...
... islands . She ended up in what we know today as Discovery Bay , Bermuda . The island was uninhabited . But a previous shipwreck had marooned a number of hogs there . The pigs had multiplied enormously and were easy to hunt down . A diet ...
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... island's economy required extra labour and so they turned to islands already stocked with strong young Irishmen : Barbados , St Lucia , St Christopher and Montserrat . Barbados in particular seems to have had plenty of labourers to ...
... island's economy required extra labour and so they turned to islands already stocked with strong young Irishmen : Barbados , St Lucia , St Christopher and Montserrat . Barbados in particular seems to have had plenty of labourers to ...
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... island , having nothing to feed on ... but potato roots ... being bought and sold from one planter to another , or attached as horses and beasts for the debts of their masters ... 12 In 1659 , an impassioned debate erupted in Parliament ...
... island , having nothing to feed on ... but potato roots ... being bought and sold from one planter to another , or attached as horses and beasts for the debts of their masters ... 12 In 1659 , an impassioned debate erupted in Parliament ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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Informations bibliographiques
| 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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