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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... period from £ 288 to £ 218 . From these figures we can see that the economy of the sugar industry on Barbados in the ... periods of indenture then operating . On a wage of £ 15 or so per annum , a thrifty labourer could perhaps have paid ...
... period from £ 288 to £ 218 . From these figures we can see that the economy of the sugar industry on Barbados in the ... periods of indenture then operating . On a wage of £ 15 or so per annum , a thrifty labourer could perhaps have paid ...
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... period of time to pay off the cost of a sea crossing ; the circumstances they encountered in the labour market forced them into giving a substantial period of their productive life to another for free . In his ground - breaking book on ...
... period of time to pay off the cost of a sea crossing ; the circumstances they encountered in the labour market forced them into giving a substantial period of their productive life to another for free . In his ground - breaking book on ...
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... period 138-40 Barbados 143-4 Cromwell , see Cromwell , Oliver Elizabethan period 38 , 137 Gilbert , see Gilbert , Humphrey Massachusetts 150-1 O'Neill , Hugh 141 parallels with America 140-2 Parliament Act , 1703 249 Parliament , report ...
... period 138-40 Barbados 143-4 Cromwell , see Cromwell , Oliver Elizabethan period 38 , 137 Gilbert , see Gilbert , Humphrey Massachusetts 150-1 O'Neill , Hugh 141 parallels with America 140-2 Parliament Act , 1703 249 Parliament , report ...
Table des matières
INTRODUCTION | 11 |
CHAPTER ONE | 21 |
CHAPTER TWO | 33 |
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