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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... known as the London Company , and later the Virginia Company . The key post of treasurer of the company , equivalent to managing director , was taken by Sir Thomas Smythe . Sir John Popham was the principal investor in the second ...
... known as the London Company , and later the Virginia Company . The key post of treasurer of the company , equivalent to managing director , was taken by Sir Thomas Smythe . Sir John Popham was the principal investor in the second ...
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... known as Jamestown . The site proved anything but ideal . The fragility of the project was swiftly brought home to them - or should have been . Having picked the site for their fort , the most capable leaders , Gosnold and Newport ...
... known as Jamestown . The site proved anything but ideal . The fragility of the project was swiftly brought home to them - or should have been . Having picked the site for their fort , the most capable leaders , Gosnold and Newport ...
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... known that he regarded support for this Irish project as a patriotic obligation . Smythe , therefore , had an uphill struggle . His own livery company , the Skinners , bought only £ 62 of shares . The Fishmongers ' offer was so paltry ...
... known that he regarded support for this Irish project as a patriotic obligation . Smythe , therefore , had an uphill struggle . His own livery company , the Skinners , bought only £ 62 of shares . The Fishmongers ' offer was so paltry ...
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INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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